St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church - Angulana attacked
Thursday, 6th of June 2013
The kerosene soaked tabernacle that refused to burn
"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." - Matthew 16:18
MaRa regime fuels the fire of Buddhist extremist terror : 4 Kovils, 142 year old Catholic church attacked
(Lanka-e-News -08.June.2013, 6.00PM) The Buddhist extremists nursed and nurtured by the Rajapakse regime on the Taliban model had attacked on 5th night St. Xavier Roman Catholic church near the Angulana railway station , Moratuwa which had been existing and run for the last 142 long years. A 142 year old statues and many valuables of the church have been damaged . They have also tried to set fire to sacred tabernacle by pouring kerosene .
This has been a place of worship from the past for Catholics and Buddhists alike without any conflicts.
The Rajapakse regime which has demonstrated openly that it would stoop to anything if that would contribute to the perpetuation of its selfish power greed has spawned three main most deadly extremist groups , namely , Bodhu Bala Sena (BBS), Sinhala Ravaya and Ravana which are also pampered openly by the regime. The conception (misconception rather) of these evil groups is Sri Lanka is a place of birth of the Buddhists and it belongs only to the Buddhists .
In this same way , these extremist groups fanned and fed by the demonic MaRa regime have on the first Jun e , in one night destroyed four Hindu temples at Batticaloa. So far over a hundred places of religious worships have been attacked , yet so far no culprit has been arrested or punished.
The extremist monk who recently committed suicide Prabakaran clan style to earn self glorification in vain , was arrested earlier on when trying to set fire to a place of religious worship . He was however released later.
Meanwhile the BBS the extremists is trying to hold a meeting in Kalmunai where Muslims are in a majority with the objective of stoking unrest which can pose dangers to the Muslim community , as revealed by National peace Front leader Asath Salley , who has therefore urged not to hold this meeting in a communiqué issued by him.
Thursday, 6th of June 2013
St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church - Angulana belonging to the Rawatawatta Parish was attacked by a group of unknown persons between 10.00PM (5th) and 6.45AM today (6th).
The unknown group had forcefully removed the tabernacle from the altar, broken it open and had tried to burn the Blessed sacrament by pouring kerosene oil on it. However over 30 lit matches were found with the soaked wooden tabernacle which has miraculously refused to catch fire. The group had also destroyed the historical statues of the church which was present at the first church 143 years ago while also destroying statues of the Blessed Mother. They had also destroyed the church sound system connections. Upon witnessing the incident the sacristan had rung the church bell to call on the people of the area.
Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Christo Viraj Fernando and Assistant Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Kasun Fernando condemn this ruthless attack and request all Parishioners to keep calm and Pray to the Lord almighty for his intervention and forgiveness.
The incident clearly depicts the attack on Catholic faith not only to Angulana but to the entire Sri Lankan Catholic Community. Under the instructions of His Eminence Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Blessed sacrament was removed and church will remain closed to conduct further investigations into the incident. Due to the disrespect to the Blessed Sacrament that occurred a special service will be conducted by His Eminence before the church will be reopened. The Angulana Police is conducting investigations together with a special police task force and security to the church premises has been provided.
The unknown group had forcefully removed the tabernacle from the altar, broken it open and had tried to burn the Blessed sacrament by pouring kerosene oil on it. However over 30 lit matches were found with the soaked wooden tabernacle which has miraculously refused to catch fire. The group had also destroyed the historical statues of the church which was present at the first church 143 years ago while also destroying statues of the Blessed Mother. They had also destroyed the church sound system connections. Upon witnessing the incident the sacristan had rung the church bell to call on the people of the area.Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Christo Viraj Fernando and Assistant Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Kasun Fernando condemn this ruthless attack and request all Parishioners to keep calm and Pray to the Lord almighty for his intervention and forgiveness.
The incident clearly depicts the attack on Catholic faith not only to Angulana but to the entire Sri Lankan Catholic Community. Under the instructions of His Eminence Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Blessed sacrament was removed and church will remain closed to conduct further investigations into the incident. Due to the disrespect to the Blessed Sacrament that occurred a special service will be conducted by His Eminence before the church will be reopened. The Angulana Police is conducting investigations together with a special police task force and security to the church premises has been provided.
The kerosene soaked tabernacle that refused to burn
"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." - Matthew 16:18
MaRa regime fuels the fire of Buddhist extremist terror : 4 Kovils, 142 year old Catholic church attacked
(Lanka-e-News -08.June.2013, 6.00PM) The Buddhist extremists nursed and nurtured by the Rajapakse regime on the Taliban model had attacked on 5th night St. Xavier Roman Catholic church near the Angulana railway station , Moratuwa which had been existing and run for the last 142 long years. A 142 year old statues and many valuables of the church have been damaged . They have also tried to set fire to sacred tabernacle by pouring kerosene .This has been a place of worship from the past for Catholics and Buddhists alike without any conflicts.
The Rajapakse regime which has demonstrated openly that it would stoop to anything if that would contribute to the perpetuation of its selfish power greed has spawned three main most deadly extremist groups , namely , Bodhu Bala Sena (BBS), Sinhala Ravaya and Ravana which are also pampered openly by the regime. The conception (misconception rather) of these evil groups is Sri Lanka is a place of birth of the Buddhists and it belongs only to the Buddhists .
In this same way , these extremist groups fanned and fed by the demonic MaRa regime have on the first Jun e , in one night destroyed four Hindu temples at Batticaloa. So far over a hundred places of religious worships have been attacked , yet so far no culprit has been arrested or punished.
The extremist monk who recently committed suicide Prabakaran clan style to earn self glorification in vain , was arrested earlier on when trying to set fire to a place of religious worship . He was however released later.
Meanwhile the BBS the extremists is trying to hold a meeting in Kalmunai where Muslims are in a majority with the objective of stoking unrest which can pose dangers to the Muslim community , as revealed by National peace Front leader Asath Salley , who has therefore urged not to hold this meeting in a communiqué issued by him.
