BANGALORE, Oct 3: Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore has demanded a ban on all fanatic groups that attack churches and Christians in the name of conversions.
He made the demand at a press conference saying if at all there were conversions against the will of those getting converted, legal action should be taken against people who engineer such conversion.
Reiterating that the Church condemns any forcible conversion, he said he would be in the forefront to fight all forcible conversions in India.
He said the groups of fanatics attack churches and prayer halls with an intention to tear apart Indian’s secular fabric to meet their vested interests.
The archbishop also demanded an enquiry on attack on Christians by a retired judge of the Supreme court or by a sitting judge of the state high court. He said only high level investigations can bring out the truth.
The archbishop said differed with home minister Dr. Acharya, who said the attack on Church at Mariyannapalya was the result of differences between the two groups. It was an attempt to divert attention from the facts and trivialize the issue, he said.