Goa Bishop seeks safety for minorities

Panaji : Goa’s Archbishop Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao Thursday asked the central government to ensure security for minorities.

He issued a statement specifically mentioning recent “acts of violence and intimidation against Christians”.

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“Acts of violence and intimidation against Christians have been taking place in this country, almost systematically, in the last few months,” the statement said.

“Such acts … have not only hurt the feelings of the minority communities, particularly Christians, (but) created a sense of insecurity in them,” Ferrao said.

Ferrao heads the Roman Catholic church in Goa which wields significant clout, considering that 26 percent of the state’s population is Catholic.