Posted on January 7th, 2021
Rohana R. Wasala
Watching
the 11:55 A.M. Hiru News/January 7, 2021 (Live Stream) I was dismayed by a news
ticker in Sinhala characters that flashed intermittently during a news item
that covered a press briefing presided by His Eminence Malcom Cardinal Ranjit,
the Archbishop of Colombo, who was raising concerns about some environmental
degradation taking place in a wetland area in the name of development. The
Sinhalese language crawler ran: angaranda guruvaraya madya hamuve
paevasu adahas” (Views expressed by the Archbishop before the media). However,
the correct Sinhala equivalent for ‘Archbishop’ which is meant here is
‘agaradaguruhimi’, not ‘angaranda guruvaraya’. The second is mocking and
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Sri Lanka: Slandering the Cardinal Outrageous and Unacceptable
Sri Lanka: Slandering the Cardinal Outrageous and Unacceptable
Sri Lanka Guardian
3:15 PM
The criticism of the Cardinal is no doubt politically motivated, though he himself is absolutely above partisan politics. He is being an ideal Shepherd not only for his Flock, but also for all Sri Lankans, in both spiritual and secular (mundane) senses; he is performing this role most sincerely, with the greatest courage, and ascetic selflessness, without expecting any personal reward.
by Rohana R. Wasala
As evident in the social media, His Eminence Archbishop Malcom Cardinal Ranjit is taking heavy flak from certain quarters for urging the authorities to bring to justice the culprits behind the suicide bomb attacks on three churches and four hotels on Easter Sunday last year on the basis of the findings of the presidential commission, which is about to close its proceedings. It is not clear whether the critics are supporters or