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Rome, Italy, Mar 25, 2010 / 10:07 pm (CNA).- The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, has condemned the recent anti-Christian attacks in the country and called for “action,” not only “words” from the government “to defend Christians.”
According to Fides news agency, Archbishop Saldanha was referring to the recent cases of Christians being burned alive for refusing to convert to Islam. In the name of the Church in Pakistan, he called on the government to bring justice and to prevent these acts from going unpunished. “We demand that the rights of Christians are respected, as they should be for all other citizens,” he said.
"The political authorities, the media of Pakistan, the international community, civil society: all are called to do more to create awareness of suffering and insecurity of Christians and religious minorities, who should be protected in their dignity and fundamental human rights,” the archbishop told Fides.
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According to Fides news agency, Archbishop Saldanha was referring to the recent cases of Christians being burned alive for refusing to convert to Islam. In the name of the Church in Pakistan, he called on the government to bring justice and to prevent these acts from going unpunished. “We demand that the rights of Christians are respected, as they should be for all other citizens,” he said.
"The political authorities, the media of Pakistan, the international community, civil society: all are called to do more to create awareness of suffering and insecurity of Christians and religious minorities, who should be protected in their dignity and fundamental human rights,” the archbishop told Fides.
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