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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (9425)	11/6/1999 11:20:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

VHP condemns Synod's call for conversions Josy Joseph in New Delhi The Vishwa Hindu Parishad tonight condemned Pope John Paul II's call for the evangelisation of Asia in the final document released earlier this evening at the meeting of the special Asian Synod. Acharya Giriraj Kishore, secretary general of the VHP, told rediff.com within an hour of the signing and publication of 'Ecclesia in Asia' that they had "never expected this". He said the VHP had thought the Pope would "understand the voice of dissent of the country, but he has not understood". The VHP ideologue warned that Christian missionaries would not be "popular among the masses" because of this call. He repeated his earlier demand to send back all foreign missionaries in India. The VHP will launch programmes to make the people aware of the latest synodal document, Giriraj Kishore said. "We have already opened institutions in tribal areas" for this, he added. But he asserted that there would be no protest or attempt to disturb the Pope's meetings tomorrow. "He is our guest, we welcome him." B P Singhal, Rajya Sabha member and patron of the Sanskriti Raksha Manch, demanded, "What seeds do Christians want to sow on Indian soil?" He pointed out that even a denominational change in Ireland leads to riots. "It is unfortunate that the Synod has not said a word on conversions by force and deceit," he added. Singhal said, "Nobody has any right to force anybody's soul to follow a particular path." But he too said that the Manch, which is in the forefront of protests against the Pope, would not stage any protests while the pontiff is in India. 216.32.165.70