Christian Missions and Papacy
Sita Ram Goel's exposé of the Vatican's empire in India, the Niyogi Committee Report on Christian missionary activities, and the tactic of indigenisation ('Catholic Ashrams') as a predatory enterprise.
This topic page covers three related works by Sita Ram Goel on Christian missionary activity and the institutional structure of the Catholic Church.
Papacy: Its Doctrine and History
This work examines the claims, structure, and imperial reach of the Papacy. Goel analyses the Pope’s titles (Vicar of Jesus Christ, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City) and traces the Vatican’s empire in India, documenting the Catholic Church’s expansion post-independence and its role as a vehicle of Western imperialism.
Key Sections
- The Dogma of Christianity
- The Doctrine of Papacy (successor of St. Peter, supreme pontiff, vicar of Christ, sovereign of Vatican City)
- The Pope’s Empire in India (St. Thomas Christians, the Catholic Church imposed on India, a state within the state)
- Why the West Props Up the Pope (Roman Curia, profits per missionary, multidimensional imperialism)
Pseudo-Secularism: Christian Missions and Hindu Resistance
This is the introduction to the reprint of the landmark Niyogi Committee Report (Report of the Christian Missionary Activities Enquiry Committee, Madhya Pradesh, 1956). Goel narrates the story of Baba Madhavdas, a sannyasi who tried to mobilise Hindu organisations against missionary conversions, and the suppression of the Report.
The Niyogi Committee Report
- Chaired by Justice M. Bhawani Shankar Niyogi
- Documented massive foreign funds used for conversions by force, fraud, and inducements
- Bought up and destroyed by Christian missionaries
- Led to the Freedom of Religion Acts in Orissa (1967) and Madhya Pradesh (1968)
Catholic Ashrams: Sannyasins or Swindlers
This work exposes the Christian missionary strategy of indigenisation—adopting Hindu dress, terminology, and ashram structures while maintaining exclusive Christian theology. Goel argues this is a predatory enterprise designed to deceive Hindus into conversion.
Key Topics
- Indigenisation as a predatory enterprise
- The Ashram Movement in the mission
- Catholic Ashrams in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
- Bede Griffiths and the mask of “dialogue”
- Mission finance and the “Thy Kingdom is the Third World” agenda