Cardinal welcomes free elections in Myanmar as 'pilgrimage of hope'
November 05, 2015
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon has issued a statement welcoming the country’s first free elections.
“The nation has waited for decades,” the cardinal wrote, in a statement obtained by Aid to the Church in Need. “The quest for democracy is in full flow in Myanmar today!”
Congratulating the public officials who have arranged for elections, the cardinal observes that “merchants of hatred are out in the open, trying to sully the good name of our nation.” Recognizing the tensions surrounding the vote, he remarks that keeping the elections peaceful will be a challenge.
“Going to the voting booth is a pilgrimage of hope,” the cardinal writes. Citing the elections as a “great dream” that the people of Myanmar have awaited for decades, he concludes his statement: “God bless this great nation!”
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