Even the Catholics are being affected, because most of the Catholics live in the coastal area of Sri Lanka. They have problems from naval attacks. When I was in Jaffna, the St. James Church was attacked when the people went there for safety. At Navaly, in Jaffna, St. Nicholas' Church was attacked. St. Peter's Church was attacked. Also, I was appointed parish priest of Mullaitivu, and when I went there, that was destroyed. When I went to live there, I had to face a narrow escape from the aerial bombing of that area.
So what I say is that to a certain extent the war has attacked the Catholic Church also. We see that even in the famous Shrine of Madhu, where the people took shelter. It was declared a peace zone, and it was shelled, but we never knew who shelled it. Each of them was blamed.
What I am concerned about are the civilian people there dying and the civilians here who are being morally affected by the situation. Therefore, the war should be stopped, and unnecessary deaths should be stopped, by the international community.