There
have been eight major crusades from 1095 to 1270 organized by the Roman Church
to bring the lands around Jerusalem
under control. Minor crusades were also organized against pagans and heretics
and for other purposes. All of them
failed. Now the Catholic Churches in Kerala have started a crusade against the
Kasturirangan Report which is meant for preservation of the Western
Ghats. Their strange bedfellows in this are the Communists and
some political parties.
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