The World - News from Feb. 27, 1986
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert A.K. Runcie, said he opposes foreign Christian missionaries seeking converts in India. “The Christian church is a missionary church and will always try to attract members,” the Anglican leader said in New Delhi during a three-week Indian tour. “But this must be the work of Indian missionaries.” Hindu militants have denounced foreign proselytizers, saying they exploit Hindu poverty.
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