An Open Letter To Sri Lankan Anglican Bishop, Shantha Francis, Kurunagala
May 17, 2012
Dr. Brian Senewiratne
Bishop Shantha Francis
Anglican Bishop of Kurunagala
Bishops House, Kandy Rd
Kurunegala[1]
Sri Lanka
17 May 2012
Your Press Conference in March 2012
Bishop Francis,
I am outraged at the Press Conference you held at the end of March 2012 at Christ Church, Kandy, reported in The Church of England Newspaper, and broadcast by the Sri Lankan broadcasting corporation. The fact that you have not refuted this means that the Report is correct.
I have had difficulty in deciding whether you really believe the nonsense that you have said, or whether it is entirely an exercise in accumulating ‘credit points’ from the ruling junta, President Mahinda Rajapaksa in particular. It might be better described this collecting ‘frequent flyer points’ by travelling in the Rajapaksa band-wagon.
This is, of course, widespread, with some even changing their names to “Rajapaksa” because it is the only way to get anything done, and even to survive in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, as it likes to call itself. What has now become a ‘survival tactic’ in a Totalitarian State under a Fascist Dictator who has absolute power is understandable, but unacceptable especially from a person in your position – a Bishop of a well-known and much-respected Anglican Cathedral in the Sinhalese South that has had a succession of outstanding Bishops. Read More
