wfn.org | [ENS] Presiding Bishop's statement on attacks in London

["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

>From the Episcopal News Service

July 8, 2005 (also posted as today's ENS Daybook release)

Presiding Bishop's statement on attacks in London

[ENS] The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, spoke from
Armenia
where he is in the midst of a visit to the Armenian Apostolic Church.

My prayers and those of the Episcopal Church in the United States
embrace
all who have died and have been injured in yesterday's attacks in
London. We
pray as well for their families and friends. Through this tragedy we are
put
in mind once again of our common vulnerability.

In order to win the "war on terrorism" we must address its underlying
causes
and win peace in the Middle East. The three Abrahamic faiths are called
to
be the servants of God's peace which embraces all people and alone can
overcome the fears and hatreds that divide us and prevent us from
regarding
one another as God's beloved children. May all who call God Father and
the
Compassionate One be drawn together in a renewed commitment to
peacemaking
for the sake of God's world.

The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church, USA
Yeravan, Armenia
July 8, 2005

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