(ACNS) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Willams, has expressed profound distress at the extreme violence being used in Orissa following the murder of Hindu leader, Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati.
In a letter sent today to the Moderator of North India, the Most Revd Joel Mal, Dr Williams called for an end to the violence in Orissa and for intense prayer for the suffering churches.
The Archbishop said of the situation:
“I hope that Christians and people of faith around the world will make known their horror at this violence, their support for the rebuilding of lives and the churches, orphanages and schools destroyed, and for work towards future reconciliation”.
Thanks for posting this, Kendall. It’s where my family is from. I have both Christian and Hindu relatives in Orissa, and it is true: hindu Fundamentalism is very strong there.
And none on the violence in Georgia? Certainly we all share anguish over the long-running simmering tension and sometime violence between Hindu, Buddhist and Christians in India and all fervent prayer for grace and peace to fill hearts there is needed.
Archbishop who? Of what church?