Catholic Bishops of India condemn New Delhi attack

A bomb outside the Indian High Court in the capital killed at least 10 people and injured nearly 50 others Wednesday. The Catholic bishops of India condemned the attacks in a statement from the Press Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. The statement from the CBCI says:

We are deeply pained at the heinous act of terror which has no meaning in any form but exposes the hollowness of the perpetrators who are anti national and a great threat to society. Each human life is a gift of God and we must do everything to protect it. Those who forcefully take the lives of innocent people work against the divine plan and prove themselves as enemies of a peaceful social order. We call upon those who indulge in violence to give up the path of destruction and follow the path that leads to unity and peace in society.

We urge the Government of India to do its best to nab the culprits behind the bomb blast and bring them to justice. We also urge the civil society to be more vigilant at all times and assist the administration in doing away with terrorism in our country.

Sergio Centofanti spoke to the president of the CBCI, the Cardinal Archbishop of Bombay, Oswald Gracias. Listen