Kerala: Church handbook says Islamic clerics utilizing black magic, witchcraft to entice Christian ladies in Love Jihad

Church organisations and bishops in Kerala have been repeatedly warning their group towards the menace of ‘Love Jihad’. Many Christian non secular leaders have spoken about how Christian ladies have been trapped in relationships with Muslim males in a systemic method, solely to be brainwashed and find yourself as ISIS terrorists.
Recent remarks by Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt of the Pala diocese of the Syro Malabar Church had highlighted that Christian youth in Kerala are more and more turning into the victims of not simply ‘Love Jihad’ but in addition ‘Narcotic Jihad’.
Adding additional to the voices elevating concern, the Catechesis division of the Thamarassery Diocese has launched a handbook warning the group towards the organised ‘Love Jihad’ perpetrated by Islamic organisations within the state.
Reportedly, the Church handbook has detailed the modus operandi of ‘love jihad’ to warn and educate the lady college students of biblical studies lessons in Class X, XI and XII. It recommended that love jihad is carried out in 9 levels and entails descriptions of every of those levels. 
It warns ladies towards bodily contact or informal friendships with sure people, saying even easy issues like private objects, items, and so on can be utilized to ‘trap’ them in a world of allurement.
Islamic clerics use ‘black magic‘, claims Church handbook
The handbook allegedly mentioned that Islamic clerics usually use a sort of “black magic” (kaivisham) to seduce ladies. It additional states that this black magic is carried out by utilizing objects owned by the ladies similar to a pen, handkerchief and even her strand of hair. 
In a press launch issued by Fr John Pallikkavayalil, the director of the catechism of Thamarassery diocese, he claimed that 160 ladies of the diocese had been trapped in ‘Love Jihad’.
It additional mentioned that not less than 100 instances of varied types of “sex terrorism” focusing on Christian ladies and ladies surfaced in an inquiry carried out on receiving complaints. 
Islamic group calls for confiscation of books
The Samastha Rights Protection Council headed by chairman NAM Abdul Khader demanded fast confiscation of the ebook.
They additionally took offence to the intense remarks made within the ebook stating ‘Islam approves sexual exploitation of women from other communities as it leads to heaven’. The Muslim Sunni group in a press release mentioned {that a} deliberate try was being made to create discord amongst varied communities.
Diocese points an apology
Following huge protests by the Muslims, the diocese of Thamarassery has tendered an apology. It mentioned that the intention to publish the ebook was solely to retain the youth inside the Christian religion and defend ladies.
“If anyone has had any misunderstanding or if it has caused hurt, then we express our sincere regrets,” mentioned Fr John Pallikkavayalil.
Jesuit Priest ignores statements by bishops, calls it ‘Sangh conspiracy”
Despite the Church and a number of other diocese reporting instances of sexual exploitation of girls and younger ladies of their group, Jesuit priest-activist Cedric Prakash has penned an open letter warning bishops towards falling into “the meticulously planned trap of the Sangh Parivar.”
The priest cum activist in his letter insisted that such a far-right narrative is only a ‘highly manipulative way’ of ‘pushing more urgent national issues to the back-burner.’
“Unfortunately the utterances of some clearly demonstrate how easily one can fall into a meticulously planned trap of the Sangh Parivar that clearly NEGATES the right to preach, practice and propagate one’s religion/faith,” he said in his letter, thereby, whitewashing the grave menace being confronted by the Christian group.
Discrediting the bishop and the federal government, Fr Prakash alleged that the Church was incapable of addressing varied Church scandals together with monetary and sexual scams.
Syro-Malabar Church had issued circulars beforehand as nicely
Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt of the Pala diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church had just lately said that younger Christian girls and boys of Kerala are being focused for not simply ‘Love Jihad’ however for ‘Narcotics Jihad’ too.
Prior to this, the Church in August had issued one other round warning Christian households towards varied ‘groups’ attempting to entice younger ladies from their group.
Earlier, the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC), has additionally slammed the State and Union Government for turning a blind eye to the problem, and never conducting a correct probe into the case of “missing women and children”.
In an official communique launched final 12 months by the Media Commission of the Syro Malabar Church, the Synod of the Church had mentioned that half of the 21 ladies who joined the Islamic State from Kerala hailed from the Christian group.
However, the fixed efforts from a number of diocese in Kerala to boost consciousness in regards to the completely different sort of ‘jihads’ is being met with extreme backlash and resistance.