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Aurora, Colo., Jul 20, 2012 \/ 02:08 pm (CNA<\/a>).- Aurora priest Father Mauricio Bermudez said the murderous movie theater shootings have had a \u201cdevastating\u201d effect on the community.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s terrible. Everybody is just sad, shocked. People are really frustrated and some are worrying about what will happen with security around here,\u201d he told CNA on July 20.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Bermudez is a parochial vicar at Aurora\u2019s Queen of Peace parish, the Catholic church closest to the Century Aurora 16 Theater where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded 59 more during a premiere showing of \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI\u2019m really sorry about what happened,\u201d the priest said. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why that happened and why this guy did the things he did.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe is not yet aware if anyone he knows was injured or killed in the shooting.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI\u2019m very sad for all the people who died,\u201d he said. \u201cAt least for now, I can offer my prayers and my support to all of them, especially the families that lost their members.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFr. Bermudez himself went to an early showing of the movie, but at another cinema.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cNow I\u2019m really concerned about what the culture is becoming and the violence we are promoting, in one way or another,\u201d he told CNA.<\/p>\n

\tQueen of Peace will host a 5 p.m. Mass on Friday with the new Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, who was installed July 18.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe want to pray for all the victims,\u201d Fr. Bermudez said.<\/p>\n

\tFederal authorities have identified James Holmes, 24, as the suspected gunman. The gunman wore a gas mask and set off gas canisters in the theater before opening fire. He wore a bullet-resistant vest and used several weapons.<\/p>\n

\tThe suspect told police he had explosives in his apartment five miles from the theater. Police have evacuated nearby apartments and say his apartment is rigged with explosive devices and trip wires.<\/p>\n

\tHolmes, a graduate of a San Diego high school, was a graduate student in neuroscience at the University of Colorado-Denver. He was in the process of withdrawing from classes, according to the Denver Post.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Aquila and auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley released a July 20 statement saying they are \u201cshocked and saddened\u201d by the shootings.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters cast into that darkness. They do not stand alone. As Catholic bishops, we \u2018weep with those who weep\u2019,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

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