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*PRESS RELEASE***
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*Demands For Internal Church Enquiry*
*Into Ruchika’s Convent Role*
*New Delhi, January 3, 2009 **: *Questioning the authenticity of ‘clean
chit’ to the Sacred Heart Convent School by the Chandigarh diocese two
Christian
human rights organisations have approached the Vatican representative in
India to conduct an internal enquiry to determine the role of school
principal in Ruchika’s case. This decision was taken today after Sunday
prayers.
The Indian Christian Righteous Action Forum (ICRA Forum) and Poor
Christian’s Liberation Movement (PCLM) strongly feel that without conducting
any proper enquiry how Chandigarh diocese has given ‘a clean chit”. Who
conducted the enquiry? What were the terms of references and who are the
members of the enquiry committee? , these are the questions which are
bothering the Christian community in India, the press release stated.
The ICRA Forum president JG Anthony and the PCLM president R L Francis
stated that "the Chandigarh church officials are trying to suppressed the
facts” and internal church enquiry comprising a representative of Jesuits
Fathers, a nun and local lay Christians.
The organizations have also appealed Christians in India to come
forward and support social justice to a girl child who was student of a
convent school.
R L Francis
President – pclm
