Church appeals to CM for Christian presence in cabinet

Ranchi Archbishop Felix Toppo advised the faithful to ensure that Christmas this year is celebrated with simplicity and without grandeur, while the Church appealed to chief minister Hemant Soren to appoint a Christian minister in his cabinet to look after the interests of the minority community.   

We welcome all to visit the manger here that will be opened for public viewing for the first time this year, but request them not to bring any cake, gift or flowers,” Toppo told the media at Archbishop House on Tuesday morning. 

Also present was Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas who highlighted some of the problems faced by the church while running minority educational institutions.ADVERTISING

We couldn’t fill up vacant posts of teachers in our schools which hampered teaching because the previous government delayed approvals,” he said, but added that the Hemant Soren government was, however, looking into the matter. 

“There’s no Christian minister in Jharkhand. I appeal to the chief minister to appoint one who will look into the interests of the minority community, ” he also said.