(UTV|COLOMBO)- The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has cancelled all Sunday Masses until further notice following the Easter Sunday bombings.
Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said he had seen a leaked security document warning of further attacks.
He also said he had felt “betrayed” by the government’s failure to act on warnings of the bombings.
Cardinal Ranjith said that the Church had not been told about intelligence warnings of possible attacks.
Speaking to reporters the Cardinal said “We didn’t know anything. It came as a thunderbolt for us. I felt betrayed a little bit. I felt sad. It’s a very serious lapse on the part of the security agencies that they didn’t tell us about it. Due to the ongoing security situation and continuing threats, we have stopped all Sunday Masses until further notice.”
He said parishioners should instead “stay indoors and say their prayers” and that only when the security situation had improved would small services resume.
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