Sri Lanka, July 2 -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has issued a statement expressing its unwavering support to His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo.

The statement categorically refutes defamatory claims directed at His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, characterising these narratives as calculated attempts to discredit the Cardinal and obstruct the Church's pursuit of truth and accountability for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

The CBCSL addressed recent allegations suggesting that the Cardinal is leveraging the Easter Sunday tragedy as a pretext to extend his tenure as Archbishop. The Conference categorically rejected these claims, labelling them as "completely false p...