Sir, the church is only worried about maintaining its money power and hold over the people. With all due respect, I believe in my God and religion but not when they preach hatred against other customs.Notwithstanding, there is good reasons for the Vatican to be alarmed about Yoga etc.
The Catholics are openly flouting the Vatican's edict in the West. The numbers attending Sunday congregations are dwindling. Non Christian practices are invading the Church etc. All this is affecting the authority of the Church.
If only which Cardinal Dais (brother of Gen Dick Dias) had become the Pope (he was in the running)! Things would have been different since he would have understood the Oriental mindset and struck a balance and would have been a real moderate balancing the different forces at work!
It is time a non Western Pope is anointed.
And I am not being parochial!
The churches in Europe and empty and have to be lent out as concert/cultural halls. We in India are religious people, but we do include local customs in our prayer service. The Vatican is not an authority on how I should be a good christain, when all they have done is sell lies to the gullible faithful.
Sir, which non-christian practices are you referring to?