In a pastoral letter, the Archdiocese of Thalassery said that instances of radical organizations targeting girls from Christian families through certain ‘love traps’ were on the rise.
o In a pastoral letter, the Archdiocese of Thalassery said that instances of radical organizations targeting girls from Christian families through certain ‘love traps’ were on the rise, and urged parents to look out for them.
o The pastoral letter was issued by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany for eight-day Lent which was read out in all churches under the archdiocese last Sunday.
In a pastoral letter, the Archdiocese of Thalassery has said that instances of radical, extremist organizations targeting girls especially from Christian families through certain ‘love traps’ were on the rise and urged the parents to be vigilant against it.
The pastoral letter was issued by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany in connection to the eight-day Lent which was then read out in all churches under the archdiocese last Sunday.
“During this period of eight-day Lent of Mary, let us come together and fervently pray for the sorrows of those parents who feel helpless as their children fall into the traps set by religious extremists,” it said.
Pamplany also called upon parents to make use of the program created by the archdiocese to spread awareness among teenage students as well as their parents about not caving to the pitfalls laid by extremist groups.
“We have developed three action programs as a birthday present to St Mary, to protect believers from extremists, to donate land for housing for the landless, and to ensure that all residents have proper roads to their houses,” the pastoral letter stated.
During such times, when atrocities against women are on the rise, we must learn to respect women and womanhood as we respect the Holy Mother, it said.
A handbook published last year by the Department of Catechesis of the Diocese of Thamarassery contained controversial remarks regarding ‘love jihad‘ that had sparked a row. The handbook said that love jihad was being implemented through nine stages, and it explained in detail the intricacies of each stage and also had a section on precautions to be taken to avoid falling into such a ‘love trap’. Following the controversy, the Thamarassery Diocese then withdrew the controversial remarks from the handbook published by the Diocese.
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