The Persecution of Saints: When the World Demands Silence About Catholic Truth
On April 26, 2026, Indian police arrested Gautam Khattar, a Hindu YouTuber and founder of the Sanatan Mahasangh, in Himachal Pradesh after he publicly called St. Francis Xavier—patron saint of Goa, co-founder of the Society of Jesus, and one of the greatest missionaries in the history of the Church—a “terrorist” at a public event organized by the Sanatan Dharma Raksha Samiti on April 18. The Catholic Church of Goa issued a statement on April 20 condemning the remarks, and protests erupted across the state. The cited article reports these facts from the EWTN News portal (April 29, 2026). Yet beneath the surface of this seemingly straightforward account of religious tension lies a profound theological failure: the Church’s response, while adequate in its condemnation of the insult, reveals the characteristic weakness of post-conciliar Catholicism, which seeks “peace” and “communal harmony” without demanding the public acknowledgment of Christ the King’s rights over all nations and all peoples.






