Prepared to work with government if proper action is taken on many issues :Cardinal

28 December 2023 10:39 am Views - 1586

The Church is prepared to work with the government to resolve burning issues if it makes an attempt to resolve issues as decided upon by the judiciary, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said.

" There is no issue for us to work with the government if an honest effort is made to resolve issues such as the economic crisis if the government works in accordance with the judgments delivered by the judiciary," the cardinal told journalists after a Christmas program.

" This government had neglected a number of judgments given by the judiciary, " he added.

Cardinal has been critical of the respective government's with regard to Easter Sunday attacks in 2019. He blamed the previous Yaha Palana regime for failing to prevent the attacks and the present regime for failing to bring those who orchestrated the attacks to book.