Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales writes a letter to the bishop of the diocese affected by the terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert.
All British bishops clench in pain and prayer for last night suicide-bomb attack at the Ariana Grande concert. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, sent a letter to Monsignor John Arnold, presbyter of the Diocese of Salford, to which belongs Manchester, city of the attack: “May God convert the hearts of all those who commit evil.”
On Twitter, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, writes, “Heroic Manchester, dark evil cannot overcome it. We pray for those in sorrow on the hard journey of loss and pain, and for those who protect us”
Nichols declares, “It was with great sorrow that I heard the media reports of last night’s atrocity, in Manchester. May God welcome into His merciful presence all who have died. May God turn the hearts of all who commit evil to a true understanding of His desire and intention for humanity.”
In assuring the Bishop of the prayers and condolences of all Shepherds in England and Wales, the Cardinal concludes: “We, too, mourn this loss of life. We pray for the eternal repose of all who have died”.
Always on Twitter, Anglican bishop of Manchester, David Walker, says, “We’ve faced terror attacks before and this latest won’t defeat us.”
Arnold says, “Half a million inhabitants of the city and all Catholics are united in condemning the attack on the crowd who participated in the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.” Attacks “of this type have no justification, “the Presule underlined, thanking “emergency services for their prompt and quick response that has saved so many lives.”
Then John Arnold assures, “We join in prayer for all those who died and for the injured and their families and all affected by this tragedy. We must all commit to working together - he adds - to help the victims and their families and to build and strengthen our community solidarity”
The terrorist attack that hit the UK in the night, two weeks after the political elections on June 8, leaves at least 22 dead (including some children) and 59 wounded, due to an explosion at the end of pop star Ariana Grande’s concert at Manchester Arena.
This is the worst attack in the country since 2005. Chief Constable Ian Hopkins confirmed that it was a terrorist attack, adding that the lone killer was dead and had “an improvised explosive device which caused the explosion.” The man, according to the police, has acted alone, however investigation is undergoing to find out whether he was part of a network or terrorist group.
