Antichurch

The Pillar Catholic portal reports (August 3, 2026) that the Archdiocese of Bombay has issued a statement expressing “deep concern” over the newly enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, an anti-conversion law approved by Indian President Droupadi Murmu. The archdiocese argues that such legislation, now adopted in thirteen Indian states, functions primarily as “an instrument of harassment, social boycott and vigilante action” against religious minorities, particularly Christians who constitute less than 1% of Maharashtra’s population. It objects to “vague and overbroad terminology,” provisions allowing blood relatives to file police complaints against converts, and police powers to investigate religious activities on their own initiative. The statement warns that the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) leaders face imprisonment up to seven years, and that ordinary charitable works could be misconstrued as “inducement.” The archdiocese appeals to the state government for “adequate safeguards, clear definitions and procedural protections” to prevent misuse against minority communities. This protest, grounded in the condemned heresy of religious liberty and the supposed “constitutional right” to propagate false religion, exposes the complete capitulation of the conciliar sect to the secularist dogma that error has rights equal to truth.