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Catholic priests told not to put up Christmas trees in church?
Dec 24, 201501:04 PM
Sri Lanka’s senior Catholic told has priests not to put up Christmas trees in their churches, saying they had no religious significance and had instead become the festive symbol of parties and shopping centres, The Telegraph news agency reported.
Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, issued a statement telling clergymen to “try to avoid putting up Christmas trees inside the churches”.
“These do not belong to the sacred significance of Christmas but are more connected to social and family celebrations... They have also become symbols of Christmas in malls and public squares,” the cardinal added.
The country’s archbishop has asked his priests to avoid putting Christmas trees up in churches.
-Agencies
