Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- His Eminence Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has stated that some laws of the Western world regarding the implementation of the proposed bill seeking to ban corporal punishment for children are completely unsuitable for Sri Lanka.

The Cardinal made this statement while participating in the 150th Jubilee Celebration Mass organized by the alumni and teachers to mark the 150th anniversary of St. John the Baptist College, Nagoda, Kandana.

The Cardinal pointed out that the punishing of children to guide them on the right path should be allowed and that not all the laws of the Western world should be imitated in Sri Lankan education.

Cardinal Ranjith further stated:

"This conflict between the child and ...