I'm not holding my breath. The unstated assumption seems to be that Hindus are idol worshiping heathens in need of saving by Europeans. It's sad that the self-styled saviors often seem to possess zero knowledge or respect for man's oldest spiritual tradition.
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The Vatican's omnibus criticism of India's secular credential for not allowing unbridled religious conversion by the Christian missionaries, has been sharply criticised by the BJP and the RSS even while the so-called secular parties have remained tight-lipped on the politically sensitive issue.
The silence of the Indian political class is especially intriguing because Pope Benedict XVI's had virtually reprimanded India's new ambassador to the Vatican, Amitava Tripathi when he called on him on Thursday.
Criticising the status of religious freedom in India, the pontiff told Tripathi that "efforts in some States to outlaw conversions were unconstitutional and should be rejected."
"The Pope's remark on religious freedom is not relevant to India. There is much more freedom here than in other countries. Freedom of religion does not mean conversions by coercion and allurements," BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said. "The pontiff's remarks were "irrelevant and exposed ignorance about Indian traditions and laws," he added.
Asserting that State Assemblies had the power to enact such legislation, he said, "such laws are not against conversion by conviction but if people convert en masse, motives have to be there". In a hard-hitting response to the Pope's remarks, RSS National Executive Member Ram Madhav said, "The Pope is ignorant of Indian traditions and laws. Religious freedom does not include freedom to convert people of other religions using force, fraud or allurements. Missionaries have converted religion into a commodity and are indulging in its shameless marketing."
Slamming the Pope's reported remarks as " interference in the domestic affairs of India", he said, "Before preaching to the Indian Government, let the Pope allow religious freedom in Vatican City." Reacting to the Pope's comments, the Government said it was "acknowledged universally" that India is secular and all religious faiths enjoy equal rights.