Sister Marie Stella, 59, talked about her brother’s attack, the difficulties Kerala’s Christian minority faces, dialogue with Muslims and the value of forgiveness, which alone can “alleviate suffering” and “bear fruit”. Her 81-year-old mother and sisters have joined the victim in forgiving. “We forgive everyone,” she said. “We bear no grudge or resentment. All we want is for our brother’s suffering to bear fruit, and open channels of dialogue between Christianity and Islam.”