Indian Catholics condemn 9-11 planned protest stunt in US

(Aug.04,2010) Christians in central India have condemned a Florida church’s reported plan to burn the Qur’an on the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in the United States. A local Hindi language daily in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state reported the US church’s plans on Monday. Muslim groups have since condemned the move and plan a protest rally in the city on Aug. 6 after Friday prayers in Bhopal, the state capital.
Archbishop Leo Cornelio of Bhopal was quick to issue a public statement saying “The Catholic Church does not support any such activity that tarnishes the image of a religion and hurts the sentiments of its followers”. The statement added that the Church does not associate a particular religion with terror and that the Church condemns all acts of terror.” Archbishop Cornelio told ucanews some hardline fringe groups must have decided to burn the Qur’an and they should be taken to task. The Church would take all possible measures to maintain the religious harmony between the Christians and the Muslims in the state ruled by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party,” he said.
Among the state’s 60 million people, 91 percent are Hindus. Christian form less than one per cent with Muslim form 6.4 percent.