No one has right to insult sacred places of any religion: Fr. Cyril Gamini

No one has the right to insult sacred and religious places followed by another person,  prominent Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando said today.

“No one has the right to insult a religion or a sacred place belonging to another religion followed by another fellow citizen,” Fr. Fernando told a media briefing, referring to the blasphemous statement made by Sepala Amarasinghe on Dalada Maligawa recently.

“We don’t underestimate a person’s right to express himself or herself, but one should not insult a place of worship. Media is the platform where people express their views and it is up to the media personnel to control this platform. We believe the media should be allowed to create and maintain their own ethics,” he said.

“No one should politicize the insult made aimed at Dalada Maligawa,” he also said.(Yohan Perera)