When Jerome Fernando, who insulted Buddhism, was hiding, his mother apologized to the Buddhist people.
The parents of Reverend Jerome, who made a controversial statement about Buddhism and Lord Buddha the other day, today (18) came to the Sangha headquarters of the Ramanya Maha Nikaya and visited Omalpe Sobitha Nayaka Thero. An apology has been sought from the Buddhist society.
There was an amicable discussion between the two parties, and then Omalpe Sobitha Thero expressed his opinion to the media and said that he is ready to give forgiveness as a Buddhist society if he understands the mistake made and comes to a discussion about it and asks for forgiveness. The first round of discussion ended amicably. and hope to continue.
Jerem’s mother, who commented to the media,
“We apologize a million times. If our son’s words hurt the hearts of everyone, big and small, we are sorry. Thank you very much for giving us this opportunity.”
Even if they apologize, according to the Ceylon Penal Code, they should be punished for that crime. Even if the Buddhist people forgive, there should be no room for forgiveness by the constitutional law of the country.
A woman was repeatedly jailed for insulting her before. Although she apologized publicly, the police arrested her. If so, Jerome should also be punished according to the law.
