2010-09-10 18:00:38

Archbishop of New York: 9/11 anniversary "a remarkable day of prayer and memory"


Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington.

In observance of the anniversary, a memorial wall will be dedicated to the victims and their families at St. Peter’s parish on Staten Island.

“It’s a remarkable day of prayer and memory,” said Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, who will attend the ceremony.

One of the major issues surrounding this year’s anniversary is the proposed project to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

“On the one side there’s the very noble sentiment of freedom of religion; a respect for all religions; the hospitality that America has traditionally given to the refugee and the immigrant. That is such a precious Catholic value, as well as an American value,” Archbishop Dolan told Vatican Radio.

“On the other side we have the tender values of those for whom the September 11th site is still an open wound, and who say, ‘We need a little bit more time to heal here,’ and we don’t want to do anything to aggravate things and to reopen that wound. For some people – right or wrong – it could do that.” RealAudioMP3








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