Rome Newsroom, Feb 22, 2021 / 08:00 am
The Catholic bishops of Burma have called for a "return to dialogue" as two protesters were killed during demonstrations over the weekend.
"The heartrending scenes of youth dying in the streets wound the conscience of a nation," the bishops said in a Feb. 21 letter.
"This nation has a reputation of being called as a golden land. Let not its sacred ground be soaked in fraternal blood," they said. "Sadness of parents burying their children has to stop. Mothers' tears are never a blessing to any nation."
The letter was signed by 10 bishops, including Cardinal Charles Bo, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Myanmar, the country's official name.