 |
 |
Progressivism in the Church
Church Revolution in Pictures
Photo of the Week
/196-JesuitShivling05.jpg)
The Week, October 20, 1996 |
A Tabernacle and a Catholic church in the shape of a Hindu symbol
Spanish Jesuit Fr. Peter Julia, above, became a priest in 1960. In 1966 he was assigned to missionary work in Nasik, India. There, Peter, who changed his name to Shilananda and adopted Hindu customs, said he found "the ideal place for blending Christian faith with Indian culture" ("Mixing Religions: Cross on Shiv Ling," The Week magazine, Oct. 20, 1996).
In Nasik he also built a church in a shape inspired by the most common symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva, the Shiva Linga, below. The Tabernacle where he keeps the Holy Sacrament has this same form, above.
Now then, the Shiva Linga or Shivling is an unequivocal symbol of Shiva. Its origin has many interpretations [Wikipedia], including the one of the Tantras which considers it to be the symbol of Shiva's male organ.
It is quite impressive that, to our knowledge, neither the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship nor the Society of Jesus has forbidden such blasphemous experiments.
/196-JesuitShivling01.jpg)
The Week
|

Related Topics of Interest
Card. Ivan Dias paying homage to a Hindu deity
Mother Teresa worshipping Buddha
Jesuit priest performs Hindu dances
John Paul II kneeling at the tomb of Gandhi
John Paul II praises Buddhism in Bangkok
Benedict XVI greets a Buddhist delegation of monks
Benedict meets Buddhists at St. Peter's Square
Is Benedict XVI adopting a Buddhist agenda?
A statue of Buddha over the Tabernacle in Assisi
JPII being "blessed" by a Hindu religious woman
Mother Teresa praying to Gandhi at his tomb
Poor Clares practicing Buddhist exercises
Trappist priest installed as a Zen instructor
Mass celebrated in a Buddhist temple
A Paulist priest teaches yoga in New York City
Photo report of a Hindu ritual at Fatima
|
|

|
 | Our Lady of La Salette, restore the Holy Church |
Pictures | Home | Books | Tapes | Search | Contact Us
 ©2002-2007 Tradition in Action, Inc. All Rights Reserved
|
 |
|