Mangalore Diocese to organize silent protest march

(February 19,2011 The Catholic Diocese of Mangalore together with different Churches and secular minded associations will be organizing a mammoth silent protest march and protest rally in Mangalore as to oppose and as an outright rejection of the report of the Justice B. K. Somshekar Commission on church attacks. They criticized Justice B. K. Somashekhara Commission for not identifying in the report people who attacked the churches in 2008. The mammoth silent protest march takes place on Sunday afternoon, from Jyothi Circle, Mangalore. After reaching the central grounds in Mangalore the protest rally would be held. At the end of the rally the demands of all the Christians of the state and secular associations would be represented to the district, state as well as national administrations. Together with the huge sea of Christians and secular minded people, bishops, vicar generals, pastors, priests, nuns, lay leaders from different Churches, officials of number of secular minded associations would be participating in the mammoth march and rally. Members from different Churches from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasargod Districts would take part in the silent march and protest rally. Marches and rallies have also been held all aver the state of Karnataka.