Indian Bishops condemn violence against nuns
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has learnt with deep sorrow and dismay the sad incident that took place at the Jesus and Mary School in Ranaghat, West Bengal. The physical violence inflicted on the Nuns, including raping an ailing 75 year old Nun, and the desecration of the consecrated Hosts are ruthless inhuman acts, of which all citizens of India should be ashamed of.
While condemning such dastardly acts, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India expresses its solidarity with the victims of violence and earnestly requests the Chief Minister of West Bengal to take appropriate action to book the culprits and to provide adequate security and protection to the nuns and to the religious institutions, whose selfless service has contributed much to the development and progress of our dear Nation.
Meanwhile, fifteen Catholic bishops of northeast India representing all seven northeastern India states meeting in Miao diocese in Eastern Arunachal, 12-15 March, joined the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) in condemning the attack against Christians, rape of women and nuns and lynching of rape accused. They condemned the attack and gang rape of religious nuns at Ranaghat in Nadia district West Bengal, 14 March and expressed solidarity to the victims.
The joint statement released 14 March stated, “The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Northeast India, which met at Miao, Arunachal Pradesh is pained to hear of the atrocious crime against religious women and church property at Ranaghat, Nadia District, West Bengal. We express our deepest sympathy and prayers for the victims. We appeal to the Government of West Bengal to bring to culprit to book and to ensure the safety of church personnel and church property.” They have also strongly condemned the recent rape related lynching incident in Dimapur (Nagaland State, NE India) stating that “no one should take law into their own hands.” Salesian archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong is the president of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Northeast India.
Salesian Bishop George Pallipparampil of Miao, is the host of this regional council meeting.
(Source: CBCI)
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