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Statement by Dr Edwin Bosi, State Assemblyman for Sri Tanjung, DAP
Sabah Deputy Chairman and Central Executive Member of DAP on 16th July 2013 at Kota Kinabalu
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| Dr Edwin Bosi |
Umno Ministers should not over-react to Vatican Envoy's statement
Up
to today, three cabinet ministers, namely Jamil Khir, Anifah Aman and
Khairy Jamaluddin have issued statements to criticize Archbishop Joseph
Marino, envoy of Vatican for remarks made in his first interview with
the media.
It
was reported that Archbishop Marino had applauded the arguments made by
the Christian Federation of Malaysia to use "Allah" in its texts to
refer to God as very well done.
It
was also reported that he had qualified that although the ongoing court
case was an internal matter for Malaysia, he was in support of the
Christian Federation’s arguments for the term, saying they were “ quite
logical and acceptable”.
Marino’s
statement merely reflects the stand and opinion of a diplomat of
Vatican who has global view and knowledge on issues related to the
Christian churches.
The Archbishop is the first Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia and has taken up the position early this year.
It
is natural for a Vatican diplomat to give his opinion on issues related
to the local church, It shouldn’t be construed as interfering into the
domestic affairs of Malaysia as claimed by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs and other ministers.
The
Government of Malaysia and Members of
Parliament from both political divide have always voiced opinions on
issues beyond our borders, such as issues related to Israel and
Palestine, Burma, Egypt, ASEAN countries etc .
Therefore,
Umno Ministers need not over-react to Archbishop Joseph Marino's
statement as it can hurt Malaysia's image as a moderate nation in the
international
community.
I hope and urge the UMNO ministers and politicians to stop following extremist NGOs like Perkasa and Jati’s footsteps.
The
extremists’ statements are not only against the spirit of “national
reconciliation” , they have also hurt the feelings of many Christians
who have been using the word "Allah" in our worship in East Malaysia.
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