Sunita Kumar, a spokesman for the charity Mission and described the killers as "demented", adding that "there is no other explanation as to why armed people would enter the premises of the home and shoot down innocent, harmless nurses who had dedicated their lives to serving others". Bishop Michael Lewis of the Anglican Church said that the house contained seventy or eighty elderly, many of whom are destitute in the streets. he also said that there is no doubt that Wahhabi sect were behind the attack, expressing his confidence that the incident will face revulsion of those who described them as "true Muslims" and native Adenis.[20] The Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin commented, saying that Pope Francis prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences, lead to a change of heart and inspire all parties to lay down their arms and take up the path of dialogue. Francis described the crime as "satanic," he said that the nuns were "martyrs of today" , adding that they were killed by the attackers and "globalization of indifference," as he said. statement was published saying[21]: