Pope must apologise to Buddhists: BBS
Bodu Bala Sena Leader Ven.Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera said Pope Francis should apologise to Sri Lankan Buddhists over the alleged atrocities committed by Christian colonialists.
“Previous Popes have publicly apologised to certain countries because they destroyed, they killed. We had a similar situation, where most of the Buddhist temples were destroyed by them and Buddhist monks were killed. We would like to see a public apology from him,” Gnanasara Thera told a meeting with foreign correspondents in Colombo.
“We are waiting till the Pope comes to see what he is going to say about the crimes here,” the Thera said adding that “The Portuguese, Dutch and the British are all the same to us.
The Pope is expected to visit the Philippines and Sri Lanka in January.
(Daily Mirror)
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I really shame for this peoples doing work.This peoples not supporting country economics grow up they only know destroying others communities peacefull lifes!
Goodness! I am looking for somewhere to hide. Who knows what my great grandpa and his father had done! I am definitely for not apologising for whatever bad things they have done before I was born. Expressing the sadness is one thing, apologising is another.
Well, if the Pope represents whoever the people who have done the wrong things before, then he must apologize like how the Popes did for other countries previously. It is not a personal apology like what Indra suggested. It is an official apology from the institution he represents.
these gnasara and vithanage are psychos.
The damage done by the Catholic Church to societies all over the world is catastrophic.
Under the pretext of protection and growth and spiritual guidance, the Catholic Church unleashed vengeance on society by abusing individuals.
The aftermath of the Catholic Church’s vengeance on society is now coming to light. Many advanced western nations are inquiring into the activities of the Catholic Church to provide avenues for those who were abused by the Church to vent their frustrations.
Ven GAG’s request is extremely rational. I think it will change our relationship with the Catholic Church to the better.
We all affected by colonialism (came with a Bible & a Gun) one way or another. Acknowledging the negative impact they had on our peaceful lives and regretting is sufficient. I do not think Pope will apologize.
Mr. Wickrama could you pl. tell us who is destroying peaceful lives of other communities and in which way.
Do you try to creat another problem.
Mr:Amarakoon>>Who is destroying peacefull lives….That are this Ghnasaera extrimists groups clearlly.Here in srilanka during the war tamil,sinhala,muslims and cristians lives peacefully but after war this exrimists bhudists creating new problems.This peoples better stay there temples not for publics places,eating others given foods and don´t work at all.
The grand grand children of people who betrayed everything here in the past, are looking to hide somewhere now. There’s no where to hide for evil doers in the world.!
The grand grand children of people who betrayed everything here in the past, are looking to hide somewhere now. There’s no where to hide for evil doers in the world.!
Is god willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he’s not omnipotent!
Is he able, but not willing? Then he’s malevolent!
Is he both able & willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him god?
-epicurus-
Bull shit god belief of bloody fools….!