Pope Francis calls Quetta attack "senseless and
brutal"
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
has sent his condolences after the attack on the hospital in Quetta, Pakistan,
which killed over 70 people.
The majority of the victims
were lawyers who had gathered to mourn the assassination of the president of
the Baluchistan Bar Association, Bilal Anwar Kasi, who was killed earlier in
the day.
The telegram sent by the
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin reads:
Deeply saddened to learn
of the loss of life following the attack on a hospital in Quetta, His Holiness
Pope Francis sends heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the deceased, to
the authorities and to the entire nation, as he offers the assurance of his
prayers for the many injured victims of this senseless and brutal act of
violence. Upon all who mourn and upon all who have been affected by this
tragedy, His Holiness invokes the divine gifts of consolation and strength.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State
CHURCH RESPONSE
Earlier the Catholic Bishop
of Faisalabad, Arshad Joseph who’s also the President of the Church’s National
Commission for Justice and Peace, condemned the bombing calling it “an inhuman
gesture that cannot be tolerated.” Bishop Joseph urged the government to
take action, saying “it has a duty to improve security measures” in order to
guarantee the right to life of its citizens. The Bishop noted that the province
of Balochistan where the attack occurred has suffered more than 14 hundred
violent incidents during the past 15 years.
Pakistani lawyers were taking
part in rallies across the nation on Tuesday and are also boycotting court
proceedings to protest the violence.
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