Cardinal Dolan: Boston bombings remind us evil exists and life is fragile
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, issued the following statement after the bombings at the Boston Marathon,
April 15. The tragic end to the Boston Marathon April 15 reminds us all that
evil exists and that life is fragile. The deaths and injuries of people gathered for
the celebration on Patriots Day in Boston calls on all of us to pray for the souls
of those killed the healing of those injured and the restoration of peace for all
of us unsettled by the bombings at a world renowned sporting event. Our special prayers
are with the Archdiocese of Boston and the people there who are working in the aftermath
of this crisis to address those wounded in so many ways by these events. The growing
culture of violence in our world and even in our country calls for both wise security
measures by government officials and an examination by all of us to see what we can
personally do to enhance peace and respect for one another in our world.