The Christ the King Cathedral complex and the adjacent Diocesan Pastoral Center in Loikaw remain occupied by the Burmese army, which uses it as a military base. The Bishop, the priests and their associates, expelled from their usual residences, now live as displaced people.
A young Bayingyi from Myanmar talks about his life in his hometown, being Catholic, the situation in his country and how the conflict can be defused.
The relentless persecution of Catholics and other ethnic minorities has reached monumental proportions. The violence perpetrated has, however, brought these groups in solidarity with each other and produced a deeper, stronger faith in many.
“We feel your pain, your suffering, your starvation; we understand your disappointment; we understand your resistance,” the Cardinal underlined. “But to some who believe only in violent resistance, we say ‘there are other means.’”