By LiCAS.news
CHURCH leaders have condemned the killing of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a priest from the Archdiocese of Mandalay, who was murdered by an armed group on Feb 14.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, called for justice for the slain priest, denouncing the violence that continues to plague the country.
“This atrocity cannot simply be forgotten,” said the prelate who heads the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar.
“We urge the authorities to ensure that justice is served and to take decisive action to prevent such heinous crimes from recurring,” he added.
Cardinal Bo expressed his condolences to Archbishop Marco Tin Win, the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Archdiocese of Mandalay, as well as to the priest’s grieving family.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic news… May God the Father, the Lord of all life, console your mourning hearts and ours,” he said.
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