November 24, 2017
President
of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Response to Egypt Mosque Attack
WASHINGTON—— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston,
President of the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement in response to today’s
bombing at a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region. The bombing has left at
least 200 dead and has injured at least 100 others.
Cardinal
DiNardo’s full statement follows:
“As President of the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops, I join with my brother bishops in unequivocally
condemning the monstrous terrorist attack on innocent people at prayer in
Egypt. Terrorist acts can never be justified in the name of God or any
political ideology, and the fact this attack took place at a Mosque, a place of
worship, is especially offensive to God. The Catholic Church in the
United States mourns with the people of Egypt at this time of tragedy, and
assures them of our prayerful solidarity. We join with all those of good
will in prayer that these acts of terror and mass killings – these acts of
grave evil – will end and will be replaced with genuine and mutual respect for
the dignity of each and every person.”
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Mosque, prayerful solidarity.
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