Christmas Message 2009
As we celebrate the feast of Christmas, once again we are reminded by the Prince of Peace, Jesus the Lord, that peace is a Gift that is given to men and women of good-will.
Therefore, the time of Christmas is a time of soul-searching for all of us to discern, if there is an atmosphere of good-will, understanding and solidarity in us as a Nation.
After three decades of tension due to protracted war, we celebrate the feast of Christmas this year in an atmosphere where guns have been silenced. We have every reason to be grateful that there is no war in the country. However, we know that even though war is over, the problems of the country and of the people are yet to be solved. Peace and unity have to be consolidated. We are indeed glad that the internally displaced persons are being gradually resettled. However, the work of rehabilitation has to be expedited so that they can lead normal lives and get back to their trades and professions to earn their living.
We are well aware how the tragedy of war took a heavy toll on the lives of our people and resources of the land. The importance of building up a consensus to eliminate the causes of devastating terrorism and violence remains a matter of utmost urgency. A viable solution has yet to be found if lasting peace is to be established in the country.
The escalating cost of living is placing unbearable burdens on the people at large, especially the poor. Development has to be given absolute priority if frustration among people is to be avoided. It is important to go through the processes of democracy particularly in regard to holding free and fair elections respecting the election laws.
We therefore urge all our faithful to make Christmas truly a celebration that will focus on our national priorities and commit ourselves as Sri Lankans to the work of peace-making and national reconciliation. We wish all our faithful, including priests and religious as well as our brothers and sisters of other faiths, a peace-filled Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2021.
— Most Rev. Bishop Vianney Fernando
President, Catholic Bishops Conference
+ Most Rev. Bishop Norbert M. Andradi OMI
Secretary General.
Bring the Truthful, Brave and True War Hero Sarath Fonseka as our Blissfull President for our Properous New Lanka.
oh lord Jesus christ! save our country from a dictator worse than hitler / polpot or idiamin who is asking for our vote! pls send SF to hell & bless our nation!
If you can forgive those that aren’t forgiving
Help those who never help anyone and yet expect to be helped
Be kind and show no taint of malice nor hatred to your enemies who tirelessly conspire for your downfall and destruction
Follow the good teaching of the Lord well enough to practice tolerance towards others who practice other faiths and philosophies or none at all.
We can join hands as blood brothers of one proud Nation to face all challenges our beloved Motherland has to endure.
I will protect , love and respect you as my soul partner until do us part, because you deserve so and what is more you are truly worshipworthy .
- A Buddhist’s prayer.
Oh…Allah, you helped India to get rid of the Buddhism. Could you ask Jesus or even by yourself, get rid of Buddhism from our New Lanka.
Is this Christian priest going to stop all the aggressive evangelism that has caused so much religious tension in Sri Lanka? I sure hope so. Because Christian extremism is a threat to religious harmony, not only in Sri Lanka but in neighbouring India as well where several states have enacted anti-conversion laws.
Christianity Monks don’t urge Its followers to Kill the Indigneous People.
But look what happened in South America… entire indigenous peoples were killed with the introduction of Christianity. Then look at the Crusades. Historically, the Catholic church has a lot of blood on its hands. The story in Sri Lanka is not much different.
True, All the Religious Monks are Evil.
The Editor Sunday Leader,
As a Christmas Message please end this mud slinging campaign by releasing the voice tape to the media soon.
Have a blessed Christmas.
Fredrica Jansz still mum over the voice tape.
In a media conference held today at Colombo, the Gvt Media Spokesperson and Parliamentary Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa was involved in some heated word tussles with media personages regarding the demand of the voice record of Sarath Fonseka’s sensational interview with the Sunday Leader. Yesterday, K.D Lalkantha the JVP Mp demanded the voice recording of Sarath Fonseka’s interview. The Gvt spokesperson said they are concerned more on the eminent threat of Sri Lanka facing war crime charges in front of International courts rather than on voice recordings presented by Fredrica Jansz or any justifications made by the Sunday Leader. “ We have no inclination to question Fredrica Jansz or the Leader Editors regarding their publications. That would come down the law under media harassment” However the minister explained that there were many instances when the Gvt refused to except or comment on articles of Fredrica Jansz’s reportings.
He also refuted the allegations made by a journalist on secret understandings between the Leader Editor Fredrica Jansz and the Government.
The minister vehemently refused further claims of the Gvt publicizing the Fonseka statements and trying to gain advantage over the situation for personal political benefits. “ We have never sunk to such lowly grade and never will”
The next question regarded on an advertisement of President Mahinda Rajapaksha in Lankadeepa weekend news paper which directly advertised Sarath Fonseka’s statement in the Sunday Leader and slammed him for betraying country secrets and display of treachery. The journalist inquired if this is not exploiting the plot for personnel benefits. The minister counter inquired whether it is wrong to point out treachery and betrayal when it is evident of such display.
Meanwhile K.D Lalkantha in a JVP rally held in Colombo today said the Gvt is deliberately overlooking the corrections done by the Sunday Leader over the inaccurate perception the article conveyed. He also said the Gvt had inscribed Sunday Leader as a Kala Pattaraya(Gossip Rag) on many accounts in the past. “ Yet it had become the Gvt’s trusted news supplier and National News Paper overnight)
I take this opportunity to wish all my Christian brothers and sisters a Merry Christmas.May God’s blessings be on you.
Merry Christmas to all Eelam/Hela People!
Hope, Truthfull and Honest Sarath Fonseka will Bring Peace and Harmony to our Eelam/Hela.
Ceylon was a country with no Blood Smells. Since they changed the name to ‘Sri’ Lanka, all we smell is BLOOD after Blood.