{{Short description|Sri Lankan Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1947)}} {{Family name hatnote|Patabendige|lang=Sinhalese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = Cardinal | honorific-prefix = [[His Eminence]] | name = Malcolm Ranjith | title = [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]], [[Archdiocese of Colombo|Archbishop of Colombo]] | image = Cardinal Ranjith.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | church = | archdiocese = Colombo | province = Colombo | metropolis = | diocese = | see = [[Archdiocese of Colombo|Colombo]], Sri Lanka | appointed = 16 June 2009 | enthroned = 5 August 2009 | ended = | predecessor = [[Oswald Gomis]] | opposed = | successor = | other_post = [[San Lorenzo in Lucina|Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina]] | ordination = 29 June 1975 | ordained_by = [[Pope Paul VI]] | consecration = 17 June 1991 | consecrated_by = [[Nicholas Fernando]] | cardinal = 20 November 2010 | created_cardinal_by = [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] | rank = Cardinal Priest | previous_post = {{unbulleted list|[[Archdiocese of Colombo|Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo]] (1991–1995)|Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi (1991–1995)|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura|Bishop of Ratnapura]] (1995–2001)|[[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples|Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]] (2001–2004)|Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia (2004–2005)|Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste (2004–2005)|Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico (2004–2009)|[[Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments|Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]] (2005–2009)}} <!---------- Personal details ----------> | birth_name = Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|11|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Polgahawela]], [[British Ceylon]] | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | nationality = Sri Lankan | religion = Roman Catholic | residence = | parents = William and Mary Winifreeda | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | alma_mater = | signature = | other = | motto = {{lang|la|Verbum caro factum est}} ('The Word was made flesh') | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Malcolm Ranjith.svg }} {{Infobox cardinal styles | name= Malcolm Ranjith | dipstyle= *[[His Eminence]] *[[His Eminence|The Most Reverend Eminence]] | offstyle=[[His Eminence|Your Eminence]] | relstyle= [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] | image = Coat of arms of Malcolm Ranjith.svg | image_size = 200px }} '''Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith''' ({{langx|si|පටබැඳිගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් මැල්කම් රංජිත්}}; born 15 November 1947) is a [[Catholic Church in Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan Catholic]] prelate who has served as [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo|Archbishop of Colombo]] since 2009. He was made a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] in 2010.
Ranjith previously served as auxiliary bishop of Colombo (1991–1995), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura|Bishop of Ratnapura]] (1995–2001), [[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples|Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]] (2001–2004), [[Nuncio|Apostolic Nuncio]] to [[Indonesia]] and [[East Timor]] (2004–2005), and [[Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments|Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]] (2005–2009).
==Early life and education== Malcolm Ranjith was born on 15 November 1947 in [[Polgahawela]], in what was then [[British Ceylon]], to Patabendige Don William and Hettiarachchige Mary Winifred Perera. He had three younger sisters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fernando |first=Hiranthi |date=24 October 2010 |title=The Cardinal from Polgahawela |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/101024/Plus/plus_01.html |work=The Sunday Times |access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishops |url=https://archdioceseofcolombo.lk/bishops |publisher=Archdiocese of Colombo Sri Lanka |access-date=19 February 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127233357/https://archdioceseofcolombo.lk/bishops |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ranjith attributed his first interest in becoming a priest to the example set by a French missionary priest assigned to his parish. He studied in Rome, earning a degree in theology from the [[Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide|Pontifical Urban College]] and a licentiate from the [[Pontifical Biblical Institute]] in 1978, followed by postdoctoral work at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Hebrew University in Jerusalem]].<ref name=papabile/>
On 29 June 1975, Ranjith [[1975 Jubilee ordination|was ordained]] to the priesthood by [[Pope Paul VI]] in [[St. Peter's Square]]. Later he joined the tutorial staff of [[St. Thomas' College, Kotte]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2009/11/15/spe05.asp |title=Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Ranjith: God's chosen Chief Shepherd for Sri Lanka |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192116/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/11/15/spe05.asp |archive-date=29 October 2013 | magazine = Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) | date = 15 November 2009 | first = Shemal | last = Fernando }}</ref>
==First appointments in Sri Lanka== [[Pope John Paul II|Pope St. John Paul II]] appointed him auxiliary bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and titular bishop of [[Cabarsussi]] on 17 June 1991. He received his episcopal consecration on 31 August 1991<ref name=cna>{{cite news | access-date = 8 June 2023 | url = https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/245562/patabendige-don-albert-malcolm-ranjith | publisher = Catholic News Agency | title = Patabendige Don, Albert Malcolm Ranjith | archive-date = 24 September 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240924060020/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/245562/patabendige-don-albert-malcolm-ranjith | url-status = live }}</ref> from [[Nicholas Fernando]], Archbishop of Colombo.
In 1994, Ranjith led a commission that denounced the theological work of Sri Lankan theologian [[Tissa Balasuriya]]. He charged that Balasuriya had questioned [[original sin]] and the divinity of Christ, as well as supported women's ordination. Ranjith was supported in this position by [[Pope Benedict XVI|Cardinal Ratzinger]] (later Pope Benedict XVI).<ref name=papabile>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/papabile-day-men-who-could-be-pope-9|title=Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope|date=28 February 2013|website=National Catholic Reporter|first=John L.|last=Allen Jr.|accessdate=16 April 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416161037/https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/papabile-day-men-who-could-be-pope-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
He was responsible for coordinating the visit of Pope John Paul to Sri Lanka in January 1995.<ref name=papabile/> On 2 November 1995 Pope St. John Paul named him the first bishop of the newly created [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura|Diocese of Ratnapura]], Sri Lanka.<ref name=cna/>
==Diplomatic and curial posts== On 1 October 2001 Pope John Paul assigned him to the post of adjunct secretary of the [[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]].<ref name=cna/> He was also named head of the [[Pontifical Mission Societies]].<ref name=papabile/>
He was appointed [[titular archbishop]] of Umbriatico and the Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and to East Timor on 29 April 2004.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 14 December 2019 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2004/04/29/0207/00655.html | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 29.04.2004 | date = 27 April 2004 | language = it | archive-date = 16 November 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191116145558/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2004/04/29/0207/00655.html | url-status = live }}</ref> His appointment was unusual in that, unlike almost all nuncios, he was not a graduate of the [[Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy]]. Ranjith was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed an apostolic nuncio.<ref name=papabile/>
Ranjith was appointed secretary of the [[Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]] on 10 December 2005.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 14 December 2019 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2005/12/10/0623/01603.html | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 10.12.2005 | date = 10 December 2005 | language = it | archive-date = 9 July 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230709074037/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2005/12/10/0623/01603.html | url-status = live }}</ref> He developed a reputation as a liturgical conservative. He held that receiving communion in the hand was an "illegitimate" practice never envisioned by the [[Second Vatican Council]]. He criticized bishops who did not promptly make provision for the celebration of Mass in Latin when Pope Benedict authorized it in 2006, calling it "rebellion against the pope".<ref name=papabile/>
He once said, "I'm not a fan of the [[Society of St. Pius X|Lefebvrians]] ... but what they sometimes say about the liturgy they say for good reason."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.30giorni.it/us/articolo.asp?id=11335|title=Liturgy and the poor, the treasures of the Church|access-date=1 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024073929/http://www.30giorni.it/us/articolo.asp?id=11335|archive-date=24 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ranjith is fluent in eleven languages: Italian, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Greek, Spanish, Latin, English, Sinhala and Tamil. {{Infobox cardinal styles | cardinal name = Albert Malcolm Ranjith | dipstyle = His Eminence | offstyle = Your Eminence | see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo|Colombo]] | deathstyle = | image = Coat of arms of Malcolm Ranjith.svg | image_size = 200px }}
==Archbishop of Colombo== On 16 June 2009, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed him [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo|Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2009/06/other-pontifical-acts_16.html |title=Other Pontifical Acts, 16 June 2009 |publisher=Vatican Information Service |date=16 June 2009 |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924060021/https://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2009/06/other-pontifical-acts_16.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/06/benedict-to-ranjith-sincere-thanks-for.html |title=Benedict to Ranjith: "Sincere Thanks" for Fidelity and Competence in CDW Role |website=newliturgicalmovement.org |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124230/http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/06/benedict-to-ranjith-sincere-thanks-for.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ranjith was among 34 metropolitan archbishops to receive his [[pallium]] from Pope Benedict on the [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]] on 29 June 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2009/06/being-pastor-means-being-available-to.html|title=Being a Pastor Means Being Available to Others|date=29 June 2009|publisher=Vatican Information Service|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124549/https://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2009/06/being-pastor-means-being-available-to.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 7 October 2009, Ranjith issued liturgical guidelines for his diocese. These included a recommendation for "all faithful, including the religious, to receive Holy Communion reverently kneeling and on the tongue", as well as laymen being forbidden from preaching.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archdioceseofcolombo.com/LiturgyCircular_07.10.2009.php |title= Archdiocese of Colombo |access-date=2009-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018060632/http://www.archdioceseofcolombo.com/LiturgyCircular_07.10.2009.php |archive-date=18 October 2009 }}</ref>
==Cardinal== On 20 October 2010, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would make Ranjith a cardinal at a consistory scheduled for 20 November 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26235.php?index=26235&lang=en |title=Annuncio di Concistoro per la Creazione di Nuovi Cardinale 20.10.2010 |access-date=2010-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728141131/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26235.php?index=26235&lang=en |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> He was given the rank of Cardinal-Priest of [[San Lorenzo in Lucina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2010/11/20/0719/01648.html |title=Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali |date=20 November 2010 |website=[[Holy See|The Holy See]] |publisher=[[Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff|Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice]] |language=it |trans-title=Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213003851/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2010/11/20/0719/01648.html |archive-date=13 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Ranjith participated as a cardinal-elector in the [[papal conclave, 2013|2013]] [[papal conclave|conclave]] which elected [[Pope Francis]].<ref name="list">{{cite web |url=https://cardinals.fiu.edu/electors-a-z.htm |title=Cardinal electors – Conclave of March 2013 – Arranged in alphabetical order |publisher=Salvador Miranda |access-date=18 February 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211447/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/electors-a-z.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ranjith is a member of the [[Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]] and of the [[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26626.php?index=26626&po_date=29.12.2010&lang=en |title=NOMINA DI CARDINALI MEMBRI DEI DICASTERI DELLA CURIA ROMANA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118062545/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26626.php?index=26626&po_date=29.12.2010&lang=en |archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref>
He has been considered to be ''[[papabile]]'' by observers, meaning that he is thought of as a potential next [[Pope]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Next Pope Book Review: A conclave form guide|date=3 October 2020 |url=https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/the-next-pope-book-review-a-conclave-form-guide/|publisher=The Catholic Weekly|access-date=30 July 2024|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019080651/https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/the-next-pope-book-review-a-conclave-form-guide/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="papabile"/>
In October 2024, Ranjith banned priests from allowing women to [[altar servers|serve at the altar]], stating that male altar servers are "one of the main sources of vocations to the priesthood in [[Sri Lanka]], and it will affect the number of candidates entering the seminaries, [the risk of which] we cannot take."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ann Allen |first1=Elise |title=Cardinal tries to ban girls from being altar servers |url=https://catholicherald.co.uk/cardinal-tries-to-ban-girls-from-being-altar-servers/ |website=Catholic Herald |date=19 December 2024 |publisher=Crux |access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
Ranjith was once again a [[Cardinal electors in the 2025 papal conclave|cardinal elector]] and a strong papabile in the [[2025 papal conclave]] that elected [[Pope Leo XIV]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html| title=Cardinal Electors|date=6 May 2025|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|language=en|access-date=6 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506193115/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html|archive-date=6 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Views== ===Homosexuality=== Ranjith has accused that some groups in Sri Lanka are working to spread homosexuality, with support from foreign organizations. He stated that a series of programmes on homosexual rights are being promoted across the country with foreign aid. He also claimed that a campaign to recruit young people for these organisations is currently underway. Ranjith further alleged that some mental health doctors, with the support of the Health Ministry, are issuing certificates that allow individuals to change their gender and obtain new birth certificates. He claimed that this is a secret programme to destabilise the institution of marriage and that some political parties are also supporting it.<ref>https://www.hirunews.lk/goldfmnews/414727/cardinal-malcolm-ranjith-alleges-conspiracy-to-spread-homosexuality-in-sri-lanka</ref>
In July 2024, Ranjith voiced his opposition to the introduction of two bills aimed at [[LGBT rights in Sri Lanka|supporting same-sex marriages in Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-26 |title=Cardinal criticizes Govt supporting same-sex marriage laws |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2024/07/26/cardinal-criticizes-govt-supporting-same-sex-marriage-laws/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Newswire |language=en-US}}</ref> The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka does not support or recognise same-sex marriages, with Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith stating in 2025 that same-sex marriages "are not a human right".<ref name="pulseline.lk">https://pulseline.lk/sri-lanka/cardinal-under-fire-for-comments-on-same-sex-marriage/</ref> He also accused Western countries of spreading immoral propaganda in Sri Lanka and asserted that the nation has its own culture, which its people should protect. While Ranjith framed Western influence as a source of "immoral propaganda," Catholicism itself was introduced to Sri Lanka during the colonial period by Portuguese missionaries.
Ranjith's [[anti-LGBT]] statements have increased since 2025. He continues to oppose [[gay rights]], repeatedly claiming that 'homosexuality is a mental illness,' especially after the Sri Lankan government announced in September 2025 that it planned to promote the country as an LGBT-friendly travel destination.
Ranjith is notable for speaking of his anti-LGBT views whenever he has an opportunity to speak, particularly during sermons and public gatherings. Public reactions have been mixed: some praise him, while others criticize him for focusing more on homosexuality than on issues such as [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings]]. He has repeatedly asked, "how can this be a human right? How can two men form a family? How can they have children?"—ignoring the fact that same-sex couples can have children through [[adoption]] or [[in vitro fertilization]].<ref name="pulseline.lk"/>
===Corporal Punishment=== In 2025, the Sri Lankan government proposed legislation to ban corporal punishment in Sri Lanka. Ranjith expressed his criticism of the proposed law, stating that such measures could lead to unintended consequences—such as children filing complaints against their parents and teachers for disciplining them through corporal punishment.
He further remarked that similar laws exist in Western countries and criticized Westerners for being free thinkers rather than adhering to religious traditions. Ranjith voiced his opposition to adopting what he described as Western concepts that, in his view, do not align with Sri Lanka's cultural and religious values. He emphasized that Sri Lanka has its own traditions and should avoid creating unnecessary social issues by imitating foreign models.<ref>https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Banning-corporal-punishment-will-create-unwanted-problems-Cardinal/108-321927</ref>
===Females as Altar Servers=== In October 2024, Ranjith issued a directive banning females from serving as altar servers within his archdiocese. In a letter dated 22 October 2024, addressed to the priests of his diocese, he stated: "No girls should be invited to serve at the altar, as altar servers in the archdiocese." He argued that the role of altar server is a potential pathway to the priesthood, which is reserved for males in the Catholic Church, and that allowing girls to serve could negatively impact vocations.
Ranjith emphasized that "it should always be young boys" who take on the role, citing concerns about the number of candidates entering seminaries. The directive drew criticism, particularly in light of Pope Francis's 2021 decision to formally permit girls to serve as altar servers. Ranjith's stance was seen by some as reflecting his more conservative theological leanings, and he has been described by some observers as the "little Ratzinger".<ref>https://thecatholicherald.com/article/cardinal-tries-to-ban-girls-from-being-altar-servers</ref>
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