A Christian leader in Pakistan raised concern over the 'Catholic agenda' pursued by the Bishops Conference, Catholic Church and its umbrella organisations in the Islamic country.Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC), last week, expressed dissatisfaction over the Catholic Church issuing statements that contains 'Catholic' prefix before a person's name.
Statements such as “Catholic federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti” or “A Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti rises up to Federal Minister” is causing widening rifts by damaging the unity of the Christian community, he warned.
The Christian leader argues that, "J Malik, a non-Catholic appointed as a Federal Minister, was never quoted in Pakistani press like "Catholic” or “Protestant” like “Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic Minister”."The present statements and press releases issued by Catholic Bishops Conference to tag Shahbaz Bhatti as Catholic Minister seems to be a conspiracy against unity of Christians in Pakistan, he says.
Moreover, Shahnaz "failed to fulfill his promises to secure social justice for Christians" and now is being called to resign from his post, Bhatti said.At this time, the PCC chief said, "unity among Christians in Pakistan is the only solution to their problems." "We hope that Catholic Bishops Conference will not dismantle unity by their press releases that divide Christians as “Catholics” and “ Church of Pakistan” congregates."Bhatti said it is high time to unite and help the Christian IDP's whose rehabilitation is a chief concern and must be addressed by the government.
(Christian Today)
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