I praise God for their courage. We need more examples of that these days.
3/29/2013 Pakistan (ICN) - Fear
and violence will not prevent Christians of Pakistan to celebrate with great
devotion, and massive presence, Easter. Mgr Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Lahore
and President of the Episcopal Conference, said: "At Easter, our churches will
be packed. The faith of the faithful is alive and strong: violence or attacks,
such as that of Joseph Colony in Lahore, have the effect of strengthening it
even more."
Archbishop Coutts is convinced that Christians in Pakistan will continue to give a strong testimony: "Let us not lose hope, we know that the Lord is with us and the faithful themselves, even in difficult moments, encourage all priests: the Catholic laity in Pakistan is growing."
The incident of Joseph Colony, where 178 homes of the faithful were burned by a Muslim mob, for an alleged blasphemy case, has not discouraged the faithful in Lahore.
Fr. Bonnie Mendes told Fides: "the atmosphere, despite the tragic violence, is of great optimism and there is a will to rebuild or repair their homes. The reconstruction is being carried out very quickly, people are going back to their homes, the provincial government gave compensation and in a few days, working day and night, more than 30 families have already rebuilt their homes. Caritas is also helping the homeless a lot (Source).
Archbishop Coutts is convinced that Christians in Pakistan will continue to give a strong testimony: "Let us not lose hope, we know that the Lord is with us and the faithful themselves, even in difficult moments, encourage all priests: the Catholic laity in Pakistan is growing."
The incident of Joseph Colony, where 178 homes of the faithful were burned by a Muslim mob, for an alleged blasphemy case, has not discouraged the faithful in Lahore.
Fr. Bonnie Mendes told Fides: "the atmosphere, despite the tragic violence, is of great optimism and there is a will to rebuild or repair their homes. The reconstruction is being carried out very quickly, people are going back to their homes, the provincial government gave compensation and in a few days, working day and night, more than 30 families have already rebuilt their homes. Caritas is also helping the homeless a lot (Source).
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