Rome, Italy, Mar 25, 2011 / 12:00 pm
The apostolic nuncio to Israel and Cyprus responded to a March 23 terrorist attack in Jerusalem that left one dead and 40 injured.
Archbishop Antonio Franco remarked that the violence “does nothing but complicate the situation, as this is never the solution.”
The archbishop spoke with SIR news agency on March 23. “When a state of tension exists, there is always someone ready to make the situation worse by carrying acts like these that cause pain, trauma and suffering.” He added that this violence is “completely useless for resolving problems.”
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, also responded to the attacks, condemning every form of “violence and terrorism.”