Pope on Nice attack: condemns blind violence
(Vatican Radio) In a telegram sent
on his behalf by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope
Francis has condemned the terror attack in Nice and expressed his profound
sadness and his spiritual closeness to the French people.
Addressed to the Bishop of
Nice Andre Marceau, the telegram noted that whilst France was celebrating its
national day “blind violence has once again hit the nation” in the city of Nice
whose victims include many children. It said the Pope once again “condemned
such acts” and expressed his “profound sadness and his spiritual closeness to
the French people.”
The telegram continued by
saying that Pope Francis “entrusts to the Mercy of God those who have lost
their lives” and he shares “the pain of the bereaved families” and also
expressed his sympathy to those wounded. The Pope concluded by imploring
from God the gift of “peace and harmony” and invoking divine blessings on the
families affected by this tragedy and all the people of France.
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