Washington D.C., Jul 27, 2011 / 15:36 pm
The U.S. Catholic bishops have offered their prayers and “deepest condolences” to the people of Norway in the aftermath of the bombing and mass murder spree which killed dozens.
“The assault on government buildings in Oslo and a neighboring youth camp reminds us again of the fragility of life and the challenge to overcome evil in its many forms,” Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York said in a July 26 letter to Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, who heads the Scandinavian Episcopal Conference, and Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig of Oslo.
“The almost unfathomable tragedy and the deaths of so many innocent people touch the hearts of people all around the world and call us to special prayer for the victims, their families and the people of Norway especially,” said Archbishop Dolan, who heads the U.S. bishops’ conference.
The July 22 attacks began when Anders Behring Breivik, by his own admission, detonated a car bomb at the government headquarters in downtown Oslo.