Culture concurs with cardinal criticism of sexual orientation

July 28, 2025 – August 3, 2025 | Vol.15, #29 | ISSN 3084-9330‘ Photo credits: Newswire Key insights Cardinal Ranjith’s remarks on same-sex relationships resonated with certain segments of Sinhala-Buddhist social media commentary, framing the legalisation of such relationships as part of a broader Western agenda antithetical to Sri Lankan cultural values. This discourse in social media that has arisen from the cardinal’s statement may be serving to put the government on notice on the type of backlash it could face if it proceeds with…