Tony Blair and George Bush have a lot to answer for as the recent inquiry concluded.
There were no ‘weapons of mass destruction,’ the justification they tried to give.
Pope John Paul spoke out against the invasion of Iraq as did many world leaders, including the French Government.
It is an unfair irony that this is now the country most to suffer with so many major tragedy’s during the past year.
On Tuesday, the Requiem Mass and funeral of Fr. Jacques Hamel took place in France exactly a week after his murder.
In spite of our anger and revulsion we must remember that as Christians we have to respond with mercy, repeating what Christ said on the cross “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”
While we condemn this and the other acts of terror, let us not forget the ordinary men, women and children that die every day as a result of the bombing of ISIS strongholds in Iraq and Syria.
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Let us pray that peacemakers will come forward to establish a ceasefire (no more bombs, no terrorist attacks) and to see if that little spark of goodness that we believe everyone has, can be fanned into a flame of reconciliation and peace.
There is no other way.
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