WASHINGTON—Cardinal
Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB) and Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, Bishop of
Springfield, Massachusetts and Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Ecumenical
and Interreligious Affairs have issued a joint statement in response to Sunday’s attack on
worshipers outside a mosque in London.

The
attack occurred after a van plowed into a crowd existing a mosque after Ramadan
prayers near Finsbury Park located in north London.

The full joint statement
follows:

“We would
like to express our deepest
condolences to the people
of London who once again woke to the news of a terrorist attack. Our
prayers extend especially to
the community
of Muslims from Finsbury Park
Mosque in North London whom it appears were the intended victims of the
attacker.

Once again, in this now sad reality of
regular acts of terror that are meant to destroy
life and to
crush hope,
we remember that light has overcome darkness once and for all. Let
us be united in hope and with one voice reject utterly all forms of terror and
violence that seek to dissuade
us from the pursuit of a culture of life and
solidarity.

The Bishops of the United States unequivocally
reject such
acts of violence and plead with
all people to cease from committing or plotting to commit further
acts.

In this dark hour for the people of London,
especially the Muslim community, please know that we stand in solidarity with you,
mourning for the loss of life and praying for the victims, their families, and
the entire nation.”

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Keywords:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, mosque attack, Muslim community,
Finsbury Park, London, terror attack, culture of life, solidarity, violent
extremism, peace.

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops