The entire Catholic community in Sri Lanka should be grateful to President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the leadership given to liberate the historic Madhu Shrine from the LTTE terrorists and restoring to the church, Vatican Cardinal Francis Arinsay said when he called on the President at Temple Trees.
President Rajapaksa said the adherents of all religions in Sri Lanka always act with mutual understanding and commended the patronage extended by all religious leaders in this connection.