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Prayer Service for Victims of Violence and Victims of the Death Penalty |
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by Russell D-Rybicki
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08 Jun 2001
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(please disregard the next article) On June 11th, the day of Timothy McVeigh's execution St. Patrick's Catholic Parish will have a prayer service for victims of violence and victims of the death penalty. The service will be from 7:00 to 7:30 with discussion afterwords. All are welcome. |
St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish in Urbana would like to invite you to participate in a prayer service for the victims of violence and victims of the death pentalty from 7-7:30 p.m., Monday, June 11th, in the Multi-purpose room/Day Chapel in the Parish Center located at the corner of Main & Coler in Urbana, Illinois. All are welcome.
This prayer service is being held for all victims of violent crimes, as well as for victims of the death penalty and their families.
"We oppose the death penalty not just for what it does to those guilty of heinous crimes, but for what it does to all of us: it offers the tragic illusion that we can defend life by taking life." -- Most Rev. Joseph A. Fiorenza, President, National Conference of Catholic Bishops / U.S. Catholic Conference, 1999
"Some believe that Timothy McVeigh's execution will serve justice. But how can more violence and killing—state-sanctioned or otherwise— serve justice? With Timothy McVeigh's execution we add to our culture of death. The Holy Father has urged all people of good will to replace this culture with a culture of life. But a culture of life rests on the foundational principle that are all created in God's image. We are called to uphold the life and dignity of every human being at all times including the lives of those justly convicted of horrible crimes." -- Statement of
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, and Cardinal William Keeler Archbishop of Baltimore, The Approaching Execution of Timothy McVeigh, May 2, 2001 |
