chhotebhai's Writings

  • WHEN DID GOD DIE?

    Another startling headline? It isn’t about Holy Friday. It was occasioned by a Special Edition (100 pages) of Time magazine totally dedicated to Pope Francis, on his death. Strangely, there was no mention of this in the Catholic media. A soft copy was sent to me by a young Methodist pastor, to whom I am…

  • LEO – IRON FIST – VELVET GLOVES

    When writing on an unfolding story one runs the risk of being overtaken by developments if its publication is delayed. Despite that we journos must be like the fools that enter where angels fear to tread. Five years ago I had made a prediction about Pope Francis’ successor in my book “The Jerusalem Code”. I…

  • WHITE SMOKE, DARK CLOUDS, SILVER LINING 

    At 21:47 IST on 8th May I received a message from a priest friend in Rome that white smoke could be seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. So we had a new Pope. Frankly, I was surprised at such a short conclave. Secondly, I was shocked that an American had been elected….

  • PEDESTALIZING POPE FRANCIS

    No buses or biryani for poor Pope Francis! Does this shock you? It should. From whatever I saw or heard around me it seemed like business as usual – jubilees being celebrated, board results being celebrated, even during the official 9 day mourning period. Familiar excuses, as at the wedding feast; “Come to the wedding,…

  • AFTER FRANCIS, WHO?

    (Extracts from the book “The Jerusalem Code” published in January 2021) Focus now shifted to the Camerlengo (the papal custodian till the election of the new pope).  It was now his duty to follow the guidelines for the election of a new pope as specified in Universi Dominici Gregis (UDG), promulgated by Pope John Paul…

  • जिंदगी से खिलवाड़

    यदि हम पर्यावरण का ध्यान नहीं देंगे तो मौत का दावत दे रहे हैं

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