François also called for the freedom to believe in a country wounded by the inter-religious tensions, and asked the leaders to repentance.
The Pope visited the northwest of the island to the Marian shrine of Madhu, in the Tamil area. This symbolic place that was on the front line is now a place of peace where to go, besides Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus.
The call for unity and forgiveness Pope was much appreciated in the image of this man, "I tell you frankly, there are some who like to be with the crowd. There are some leaders who do not like being with the crowd. You see, there are people who are very humble, they do not take into account or caste or creed. And this pope is one of them will "admire this man.
The Argentine pope also canonised Joseph Vaz making this revered missionary for his help to the poor of all communities, the first saint in the history of Sri Lanka.
