The Catholic Church of Sri Lanka He said the Vatican had recognized its 167 members Suicide attack on Sunday resurrection of 2019 “Heroes of Faith”, a post given to the people who die for their religious beliefs.
The attack was attacked by suicide terrorists affected by the Islamic state. A notice a Vine At San Antonio de Colombo’s church, one of the combined attacks was attacked.
Hundreds of people, including religious leaders of Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities, have been marked by the Buddhist. Sixth anniversary More than 260 people, including 42 foreigners, died.
Colombo’s Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith told the participants that Cardinal Marcello Semarero, the president of Ticosterio for the reasons for the saints of the Vatican, has included the names of 167 Catholic victims in his official record. The Vatican acknowledged that the victims were dead ” Anti -violent anti -violent Motivada War L ‘hate the Faith’ – a La Few hates’.
Ranjith said, “They take into account the environment of their heroism and record the list of witnesses of faith in their order book.” It was said he further Seven victims to other confessions They were too “Recalled with respect“. A part of a new type established Papa Francisco He expressed their Catholic confidence for the murdered people in 2023. The Vatican is a Special Commission To document these cases, place them next to the officially recognized martyrs, they can be candidates for a day beetuality or sanctity.
Church demands a complete and transparent inquiry
On April 21, 2019, the militants inspired by the Islamic State of the local extremist group National Tohid Jamaat They did Almost simultaneous suicide attacks Of the three churches (San Antonio in Colombo, San Sebastian in Negombo), Zion in Badigalovo), as well as three hotels in the capital.
Catholic Church continues to demand Complete research Attacks. Include this New transparency demands A documentary published an interview with a person, claiming that he had organized a meeting between the National Dohid Jamaat, a senior officer of the state intelligence services. The meeting was planning the attacks to create fear and instability, which eventually benefited the then presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapakse.