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Terrorist Attacks on London – Archbishop Neill’s Message of Sympathy
In a letter to the British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland Mr Stuart Eldon CMG OBE, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill, expressed his ‘deep horror and revulsion’ at the terrorist attacks on London today. The full text of the Archbishop’s letter follows.
The Archbishop said ‘the thoughts and prayers of the members of the Church of Ireland will indeed be for all who have suffered in these terrible attacks, as well as for those in hospitals and all the emergency services who are seeking to alleviate human distress.’
Concluding, the Archbishop said ‘Our prayers will continue for all those who seek to make peace and to overcome violence. Faith in God leads us to realise afresh the value of each human life, and also the fact that violence is never the way forward in any society.’
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The full text of the Archbishop’s Letter is as follows:
His Excellency Mr Stuart Eldon CMG OBE
Ambassador of the United Kingdom
Your Excellency,
It is with deep horror and revulsion that I have just learned of the terrorist attacks on London. Such attacks are never justified and show an utter contempt for all human and civilized values.
The extent of the tragedy is still unknown but the thoughts and prayers of the members of the Church of Ireland will indeed be for all who have suffered in these terrible attacks, as well as for those in hospitals and all the emergency services who are seeking to alleviate human distress.
Our prayers will continue for all those who seek to make peace and to overcome violence. Faith in God leads us to realise afresh the value of each human life, and also the fact that violence is never the way forward in any society.
Yours sincerely
The Most Revd Dr John RW Neill
Archbishop of Dublin