En 1960, Sri Lanka nacionalizó 690 escuelas católicas sin compensación, pero desde entonces las hermanas del Carmelo Apostólico y otras congregaciones siguen dirigiéndolas hasta hoy como empleadas del Estado. “La nacionalización resultó ser una bendición. No tenemos que preocuparnos por cobrar cuotas, buscar donaciones”, afirma una religiosa. Aunque el budismo es la religión oficial, en estos colegios se conservan valores católicos y se respetan todos los demás credos.
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You asked for forgiveness, and you received it So why do you keep serving a sentence for something you’ve already been pardoned for
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