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Archbishop: Strong Words On Manchester Victims. Poor Children: Monsignor Luigi Negri, the former archbishop of Ferrara, Italy, published on La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana a letter to the victims of the …More
Archbishop: Strong Words On Manchester Victims.
Poor Children: Monsignor Luigi Negri, the former archbishop of Ferrara, Italy, published on La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana a letter to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing that killed 23 youngsters. The title: "Poor children of a society that does not recognize evil." Negri belongs to the small Catholic wing of the Italian Bishops.
Only Two Things: Negri writes to the victims, "You were born, often undesired, and nobody has given you 'adequate reasons to live'. They only told you two things: that you can do whatever you want, because each of your desires is a right, and that it is important to have the largest possible number of consumer goods."
The Devil: Negri points out that the victims were never told that there is Evil. Quote, "Evil is a person, not a series of forces or energies. It is a person. There, during your concert, this person crouched down."
Deadly Silence: Commenting on the upcoming funeral, Negri writes: "Don't worry,…More
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As news emerges still of the identities of those who died, it seems a mixture of young, as young as 8 years old, as well as parents who were waiting for their children to come out from the performance. Like Monsignor Luigi, we can offer Mass for the souls of these victims, each made in the image and likeness of God.