Myanmar bishops call for end to ‘blood in the streets’
Feb 23, 2021 senior correspondent
Nearly a month after a military coup ousted Myanmar’s government, the country’s bishops have urged leaders in all parties at every level to strive for peace and reconciliation after two people died in protests over the weekend.
ROME – Nearly a month after a military coup ousted Myanmar’s government, the country’s bishops have urged leaders in all parties at every level to strive for peace and reconciliation after two people died in protests over the weekend.
“We, Catholic bishops representing 16 Catholic dioceses, spread all over the country, send this appeal especially to those in power, pleading for restraint in the streets and a return to dialogue,” the bishops said in a Feb. 21 statement.