Catholic Bishops Conference calls for change of governing system

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Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror)- The Catholic Bishops Conference in its Easter message called for a change of the governing system in Sri Lanka in order to find solutions to the social, economic and political crisis faced by the nation.

"Easter is being cebrated at a time when the country is facing a severe social, political and economical crisis. It is essential to bring in a major change to the country's governing system to ease the people's suffering. It is the responsibility of all citizens to work towards bringing this change," the message said.

"We celebrate Easter at a time when the country is facing a crisis which it had never faced before.

"Easter is the sacred mistry and climax of Christian belief. Let us ask the risen Lord to help us overcome the crisis we are facing at the moment. It has been five years since the Easter Sunday mayhem where more than 275 people were killed and scores became patients. We request the authorities to be close to the hearts of these suffering people and mete out justice to them.

"Easter is the sacred mystery of Christian. We reach climax of this belief when we celebrate Easter. We renew the statement made by first followers of Christ 'Jesus is alive' during Easter. We say Jesus is living among us with great happiness. Jesus defeated death and sin through his resurrection. He is the cornerstone of Easter celebrations. Let us get away from sin and love one another and invite Jesus to live among us," the statement signed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Sri Lanka President Bishop Harold Anthony Perera and General Secretary Bishop J.D. Anthony Jayakody said.

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Anil Fernando Thursday, 28 March 2024 01:01 PM

Spell it out without being so vague

Ram Thursday, 28 March 2024 02:05 PM

Change of Governing System - Age of politicians to be limited to 68 at the time of election, Assets

anil Thursday, 28 March 2024 04:54 PM

why don't these religious institutions just stick to religious affairs

Kudu Boys Thursday, 28 March 2024 06:35 PM

Nothing to worry RW will do the needful for everyone of your church management including Malcolm Ranjith be prepared

Rajaweera Sri Thursday, 28 March 2024 08:02 PM

State

Buddhist Friday, 29 March 2024 01:24 AM

If a case is filed against an MP he should not be allowed to step into the Parliament. Also, there should be an independent post-judgement peer evaluation of all judgements given by courts.

Dee Friday, 29 March 2024 06:13 AM

The same call was made in November 2019! And the call went through- disaster. Now don’t dial a wrong number again this year! - nothing more can go wrong than how things went wrong in 2022.

lion Friday, 29 March 2024 09:43 AM

To realize your dream rally around NPP and that is the only hope.

Zee Zee Friday, 29 March 2024 10:57 PM

The presidential system must go. The Electoral System must change. The Cost of a Presidential Election is Rs.10 billion, Parliamentary election will cost another Rs.10 billion. If Mr. Y wins the Presidential Election and Mr. X wins the Parliamentary Election, what next - Hallelujah

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