2013-01-24 13:21:58

Bishop Declan Lang in the Holy Land:"they do feel a forgotten people"...


(Vatican Radio) Bishop Declan Lang of the Clifton Diocese in England took part this year in the 13th Holy Land Co-ordination pilgrimage in support of the Christian Churches in the region which takes place each January .

On the final day of the pilgrimage Veronica Scarisbrick asked him to share with her his impressions: "I wondered whether it was that important that we were here and for the first few days I wasn't sure. I thought to myself what difference is this group making to the people of Palestine Israel? But then as I listened to people more they actually said they were very grateful for our presence here because it was an important sign to them. An important sign that they weren't forgotten because sometimes they do feel a very forgotten people".

Veronica Scarisbrick also asked Bishop Declan Lang what his strongest memories of this visit might be: " ...Two memories which are very strong for me. One was in Hebron when it was pointed out that this family had to climb in from their back window in order to get in to their house because they were not allowed to go through their front door...And the second one was the weather, especially in Jordan the high winds and the rain and what effect this was having just on the environment for the refugee camps. These people were living with a lack of water, a lack of resources and presumably just in mud "...

In this interview Bishop Declan Lang also comments on the 13th Holy Land Co-ordination's final statement as well as focus his attention on the importance of prayer and pilgrimages ...

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