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Insecurity plaguing minorities: Goa Archbishop
Panaji, June 27
Goa Archbishop Filile Neri
Ferrao on Saturday said "clouds of fear and insecurity" were looming
large over the minorities in the country while expressing solidarity
with a 48-year-old Catholic nun from Raipur who was gang raped on June
19.
In a statement issued here, Ferrao also said it was
disappointing that the culprits responsible for the sexual assault were
not nabbed as yet.
"We also pray that the clouds of fear and
insecurity looming large on the minority communities throughout our
country may be dispelled and that we may soon live in an atmosphere of
freedom, peace and justice," said Ferrao.
"This dastardly act
causes revulsion all the more as it was carried out on a person who was
dedicated to the service of the poor and the lower middle class people.
We are disappointed that the culprits were not yet nabbed," Ferrao said.
Ferrao
heads the Roman Catholic Church in Goa, an influential religious
institution considering that nearly 26 percent of the state's population
is Catholic.