Posted on 12/11/2009 12:29:35 PM PST by Pyro7480
More than 1,000 Buddhist extremists armed with clubs, swords and stones ferociously attacked a Catholic church in the town of Crooswatta, Sri Lanka on December 6, destroying the altar, statues and pews.
L’Osservatore Romano reported that Father Jude Denzil Lakshman, pastor of Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, said “I still can hear their shouts in my ears, ‘Cut him to pieces, kill him’.”
The attack took place after the 7 p.m., Sunday Mass, leaving several parishioners wounded. “It is obvious that the attack was well-planned and that the mob waited for us to come out after Mass,” Father Lakshman said....
he archdiocese noted that Air Force personnel were deployed immediately to bring the mob under control. Guards are still in the area to guarantee the safety of the faithful, which include 293 families.
As of now, police have arrested 11 suspects from Buddhist extremist groups that have attacked the church in the past.
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Catholic ping!
Buddhist extremists??? Isn’t that something like a fervent nihilist?
What happen to the peace loving Buddhist religion Hollyweird preaches?
That sounds more like the religion O’Peace than Buddhists.
This shocks me, I didn’t know the Buddhist were anti Catholic, or anti Christian.
LOL! I was thinking that was an oxymoron myself.
Add me to the shocked list.
excellent .... :-)
Me too. Buddhists being framed?
Is this a Catholic cover up?
Was it really muslims in buddhist robes?
So much for the stupid trope so prevalent around here that only Muslims do this sort of thing.
Buddhists attack Christians in Nepal and other Himalayan countries, as well. This is the first incident I’ve heard of in Sri Lanka, though. Maybe there’s a break in the Tamil vs. Singhalese conflict, giving the Singhalese (the natives of Ceylon) time on their hands. Tamils are Hindu.
We had some priests from Sri Lanka in Oklahoma; they’d come for 2- or 3-year missions. Well-educated gentlemen, and very devout.
Imagine if 1,000 Catholics attacked anyone of ANY religion ANYWHERE. It would be front page news around the world, commissions would be held, the UN would get involved, it would be wall to wall coverage on the MSM.
I wasn’t aware that Buddhists had specific instructions to kill all infidels to ensure their spot in paradise with 72 virgins.
Also, when you hear hoofbeats in central park, your first thought is horses, not zebras.
I tried to do a quick read up on it and it says Buddhism is more of a philosophy or ‘way of life’ and is also a belief system which is tolerant of all other beliefs or religions. Buddhism agrees with the moral teachings of other religions
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/5minbud.htm
I always considered them ‘peaceful’.
Thanks for your information.
I read and read and over time forget half of it, but wasn’t it Buddhist carvings that the Taliban destroyed in Afghanistan?
And, amazingly, it apparently doesn't require specific instructions after all, does it?
It's human nature, FRiend. All we need, apparently, is the right excuse.
Also, when you hear hoofbeats in central park, your first thought is horses, not zebras.
And yet it was zebras this time ... just like a lot of other times it's been zebras.
This isn't to deny the prevalence of violence and murder by Islamic extremists -- it's just a lesson not to be so sure.
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