U.S. bishops, government leaders react to London bombings

Published: 2005-07-08

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. bishops called it "tragic" that England now has to face "the terrorism which seeks to divide nation against nation and which shadows the globe with the specter of sudden death perpetrated against the innocent." Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., made the comments in a letter of support and condolence to Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor of Westminster, England, in the wake of bombs that were detonated in three subway trains and a double-decker bus during rush hour July 7. More than 50 people were killed and hundreds were injured. In his July 7 letter, Bishop Skylstad offered his prayers for those who died and those injured in the bombings and for their families. He also extended prayers to the cardinal and his fellow bishops that they would be "strengthened in this sorrowful moment" by their faith. Several other U.S. bishops also decried the bombings.

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