National President of Poor Christian Liberation
Movement, Mr. R.L.Francis has declared that the working structure of
the church is against the Dalit Christians. He said that today also the
door of the Indian church organisation is closed for the Dalit
Christians. Seventy percentage (70%) of the total Christian population
of around thirty million Dalit Christians are deprived of basic
necessities and are totally living on the mercy of the society for
their daily lives. Church authority is not even bothered about the
development of these people. Church is using their religious beliefs
for their own selfishness. Mr. R.L.Francis said that condition of the
Dalit Christians is not different even after changing the religion. The
condition remains the same. Dalit Christians are now the victim of the
church and being exploited by the church.
Mr.
R.L.Francis, the President of PCLM said that since the last decade the
Dalit Christians are asking from the church authority for the
participation and equal rights in the church structure, but instead of
axepting as part of the church, authorities are demanding the
reservation / quota for Dalit Christians to the government. Since the
last six decades Dalit Christians have left the facilities of Scheduled
Caste/ quota in search of self respect and they have hold the hands of
the church. Today after six decades of Independence by asking the
reservation for Dalit Christians, church authorities are fooling the
Dalit Christians, Hindu Dalit, Soceity and even the government.
Movement had blamed the church authorities for neglecting the texhings
of Jesus Christ and spreading the casteism in the name of Christianity.
Mr. R.L.Francis had demanded the compensation for Dalit Christians from
the church so that they can have equal place and respect in the society
and church.