Medical report confirms India nun’s rape by anti-Christian mob
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Bhubneshwar, India, Oct 5, 2008 / 02:52 pm (CNA).- A recently publicized medical report supports the claim of a Catholic nun who said she was raped and then paraded naked in an anti-Christian attack by a Hindu mob in August in eastern India.

"The doctors say there are signs and symptoms of rape," said police inspector K.N. Rao, adding that he had not read the entire medical report.

Friday news reports said the medical report had confirmed the rape, the Canadian Press says.

Doctors conducted the medical examination after the nun filed the complaint on August 25, but the police said that they did not receive the report until this past Thursday. Inspector Rao instead pointed his finger at the doctors, but they insisted that the police didn’t respond to a reminder to collect the medical report.

The nun said in her police complaint that she was raped when a large Hindu mob attacked a prayer hall in Orissa state’s Kandhamal district, where she worked.

She told the police she was paraded naked after the rape, Rao said.

Clashes between Hindu extremists and Christians in Kandhamal began August 24 following the killing of a Hindu religious leader. Police blamed Maoist rebels, but some Hindu groups blamed Christians and set fire to a Christian orphanage.

The violence escalated as mobs of Hindus attacked churches, shops, and homes. According to SIR, at least 60 have been killed.

The Canadian Press reports that the violence continued early Thursday morning in Khandamal’s neighboring district of Boudh. There a group of nearly 150 people torched over 100 houses, though no casualties or injuries were reported.

Anti-Christian attacks have also spread to the southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in addition to the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Christians make up about 2.5 percent of India’s 1.1 billion people, while Hindus account for 80 percent.

Relations between the religions are normally peaceful, but hard-line Hindu groups claim Christian missionaries are forcing or bribing people to convert to Christianity. Christian leaders deny the charges.

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Published by: abhishek
Delhi, india, 10/08/2008 12:24 PM EST
Whatever is happening is the result of the western Christian policy against Indians, and Hindus, Christians and western people are influencing poor one to convert the religion by means of money, power. One of the example- in orrisa india tribal area, Christians comes with food then they will say pray to your God (Krsna) for Food, they do the same then again they say now take the name of Christ meanwhile the innocent people take the name of Christ these Christians offers them food, that the conversion by false comment even declared sinful in bible.
This is a good time to understand for all the Christians that we Hindu won’t let you do all that. And we will continue to do whatever we can do to eliminate the Christians from our land. Leave our motherland
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Published by: jennifer
mumbai 10/06/2008 11:16 PM EST
What a crying shame that India, which claimed all along to be secular, is reduced to rape of religious women who do nothing more than charitable works for the nation. we pray that the leaders of the nation will stand by those who have educated and healed them through catholic educational institutions and hospitals.
May God continue to give our religious women His love and grace to keep working for His people, even as the whole country as one raises its voice in prayer.
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Published by: Richard
Pioneer, CA, USA 10/06/2008 05:07 PM EST
What kind of gods do the Hindus believe in if rape, murder, and arson are fundamental to their belief system?

What inspires them to such atrocities? Weak minds, power hungry religious leaders, or a basic flaw in their genetic makeup?
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Published by: A.S.Mathew
Ringgold, GA, U.S.A. 10/06/2008 02:08 PM EST
Even in our trials and
sorrows, God has a
masterplan. After
9/11, thousands of
Muslims started coming to follow
Jesus Christ as their
Lord and saviour in
Asia and Africa every
day. Wait and see,
how the Holy Spirit is
going to work among
the Hindus and the
massive flow of the
Hindus to Christian
faith. A risen
saviour and the living
gospel with the blood
and tears of the saints will bring a
bumper harvest.
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Published by: mmg
Phoenix 10/06/2008 01:25 PM EST
My heart goes out to this beautiful child of God. May she feel Jesus and Mary loving arms around her. My thoughts, tears and prayers are with her.

Let us pray for a conversion of her attackers. Saint Maria Goretti pray for her.
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Published by: hack
Aizawl 10/06/2008 04:55 AM EST
may God be always with you you must know that God and his Angel show your suffer Angel pray for you .
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