Catholic Schools to close if Coronavirus becomes acute: Cardinal

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Addressing a media conference yesterday, the Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith stated that in the event the spread of the Corona Virus becomes uncontrollable all schools that are administered by the Catholic Church would remain closed. (Yohan Perera)

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GOD Wednesday, 29 January 2020 11:52 AM

When did he become the Education Minister?

Anthony Fernando Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:52 PM

This is a matter for the Ministry of Education and faith and you are going beyond the mandate given , like any other politician.In a national emergency religion should take a back seat.

Padre Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:54 PM

Follow the rules of the country.

Pope Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:56 PM

There is one GOD. He will save us one way or another.

mohan Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:57 PM

i thought Christianity was a religion for all humanity not only for Catholics

King Wednesday, 29 January 2020 01:26 PM

why not pray to god?

Gamarala Wednesday, 29 January 2020 02:24 PM

Cardinal needs to keep his authority within the pulpits and let the government and the authorities to run this government. We have the monks in politics and now the Cardinal is pushing the Catholic Clergy into politics

Ranjiy Wednesday, 29 January 2020 03:30 PM

how about the schools belonging to other domination? Furthermore you should not name schools according to religion or race, but this petty mindset will never leave SL and is the cause for our backwardness.

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