{"id":1839,"date":"2012-12-15T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/church-leaders-express-prayers-condolences-over-sandy-hook-shooting\/"},"modified":"2012-12-15T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T17:45:00","slug":"church-leaders-express-prayers-condolences-over-sandy-hook-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2012\/12\/church-leaders-express-prayers-condolences-over-sandy-hook-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Church leaders express prayers, condolences over Sandy Hook shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Denver, Colo., Dec 15, 2012 \/ 10:45 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. while offering prayers for victims and their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tA telegram sent on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI to the Diocese of Bridgeport conveyed the Holy Father\u2019s \u201cheartfelt grief\u201d for the victims of yesterday\u2019s violent school shooting that took the lives of 28 people, 20 of whom were children.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn the aftermath of this senseless tragedy, he asks God, our Father, to console all those who mourn and to sustain the entire community with the spiritual strength which triumphs over violence by the power of forgiveness, hope and reconciling love,\u201d Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State of the Vatican, said in the Dec. 15 telegram.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the telegram, when the Pope learned of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. he asked Cardinal Bertone to \u201cconvey his heartfelt grief and assurance of this closeness in prayer to victims and their families, and to all those affected by this shocking event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tOn the morning of Dec. 14, a lone gunman \u2013 now identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza \u2013 opened fire on students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School after having shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, at her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThe gunman killed 27 people, including 20 elementary school students, before shooting and killing himself.<\/p>\n

\tIn a Dec. 14 statement, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said the shooting \u201cwrenches the hearts of all people\u201d and that the \u201ctragedy of innocent people dying through violence shatters the peace of all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe offered \u201cprayerful support\u201d for the community of Newtown and prayed \u201cthat the peace that passes understanding be with them as they deal with the injuries they have sustained and with the deaths of their beautiful children.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHundreds of mourners gathered on Friday evening for the vigil held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church whose pastor, Msgr. Bob Weiss, was on the scene of the shooting \u201cwithin minutes\u201d to offer assistance to those affected.<\/p>\n

\t\u201c(Msgr. Weiss) quickly alerted other priests from the parish who joined him. As this unfolded, and the significance of it became apparent, we also alerted all our clergy in the upper Danbury area,\u201d Brian Wallace, the diocese\u2019s director of communications told CNA Dec. 14.<\/p>\n

\tSpeaking on behalf of all the clergy, religious and faithful of his area, Diocesan Administrator of Bridgeport Msgr. Jerald A. Doyle, extended condolences to the victims and their families and offered to \u201cmake available whatever resources\u201d needed to assist those affected by the tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAs we continue our journey toward the Christmas Feast, may our hope for the peace and comfort of the Divine Savior, be a true source of assurance of His loving presence in our lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said he was \u201cprofoundly saddened\u201d by the \u201cterrible tragedy\u201d that occurred in his former diocese.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cMy heart goes out to the parents who lost their children and to a grieving community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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