Propaganda fide?

His Eminence Ivan Cardinal Dias, the emeritus Archbishop of Bombay and recently appointed head of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith is seen in this newspaper scan lighting a lamp to the Hindu elephant deity Ganesh.

The picture is taken from the Indian Express of Oct 6 1997.A clearer reprint of the photo.
And whats up with this guy?

A Jesuit priest of course.
Fr. Angelo Benedisti who also answers to the name Swami Shubahan-anda.

Click for the legible version.

Syncretism to the max.

St. Ignatius of Loyola
Ora pro nobis

St. Francis Xavier
Ora pro nobis

And oh yeah, that's a tabernacle BTW.

Can you really blame the SSPX for being wary of the authorities in Rome?

Maranatha and put an end to all this.