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The Indian Church:
>Christians are the "freest" community as their religious places and institutions are controlled by bodies run by the community’s religious leaders alone.
>Church authorities control funds equivalent to the Indian Navy’s annual budget.
>Christians are the "freest" community as their religious places and institutions are controlled by bodies run by the community’s religious leaders alone.
>Church authorities control funds equivalent to the Indian Navy’s annual budget.
>The Catholic Church is the “largest non-agricultural land owner” in India and the worth of its holdings may run into several lakh crores of rupees.
>The Church is also the second largest employer after the government.
>The Church is also the second largest employer after the government.
>There is no Govt. interference in the appointment of Bishops who are the wealth administrators.
>India’s 500-year-old Catholic Church has five times the number of priests compared to any other country. In fact, India is among the leading exporters of priests.
>India’s 500-year-old Catholic Church has five times the number of priests compared to any other country. In fact, India is among the leading exporters of priests.
>The Indian Church pretty much acts like a state within a state in the Indian Union. It owes its allegiance to the Pope in Rome, as India allows for Canon law, which confers powers on the Pope over church properties in India.
