13.06.2016
Statement from the Archbishop of Dublin Following Orlando Attack: We Hold Before God Each Individual Who Has Suffered
Archbishop Michael Jackson, has issued a statement this morning (Monday June 13) following the horrific attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. In it he says:
“Outrage and incredulity combine as we in Ireland, like the rest of the world, try to take in the enormity and the evil of the horrific events in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. These events, targeting a specific section of the community, have, once again, brought terror and hatred to the forefront in a place where people have been among friends and living their lives.
“As people come to terms with the attack on Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, we hold all those who have lost their loved ones and all who have been injured and traumatised by the mass shooting in our prayers. We remember victims, friends and family members at this time of devastation. We echo the statements which say that this had nothing to do with religion.
“These events are becoming all too common. It is for this reason that we hold before God each individual who has suffered and each individual who has died as a special person and as a child of God’s creation. Right across the faiths of the world we long and pray for a time when there will be an end to such attacks and an end to the needless and senseless loss of human life.”
A candle will be lit in one of the side chapels of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, tomorrow (Tuesday June 14) in memory of those who died in the attack accompanied by a request for prayers for the victims and all affected by the shooting.