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  • Istanbul: The Patriarchal See Condemns the Terrorist Attacks in Turk

    Lraper Church Bulletin 05/08/2005
    Contact: Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
    Armenian Patriarchate
    TR-34130 Kumkapi, Istanbul
    T: +90 (212) 517-0970, 517-0971
    F: +90 (212) 516-4833, 458-1365
    [email protected]
    www.lraper.org

    THE PATRIARCHAL SEE CONDEMNS THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN TURKEY AND ISRAEL

    http://www.lraper.org/main.aspx?Action=DisplayNews&NewsCode=N0000008 26&Lang=
    ENG

    The Patriarchal See is shocked to learn of the death of five soldiers
    in Hakkari, and the death of a mother and daughter in Pendik, Istanbul
    - all because of bombs placed by terrorists.

    The Patriarchal See is further saddened to learn of the shootings in
    a bus in Shfaram in North Israel in which four Israeli Christians of
    Arab origin were killed and several people were seriously injured.

    The Patriarchal See condemns these crimes against humanity and
    expresses sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims.

    The Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul, together with the other
    hierarchical sees of the Armenian Church is a member of the World
    Council of Churches and actively supports the WCC Decade to Overcome
    Violence.

    The Decade to Overcome Violence: Churches Seeking Reconciliation and
    Peace (DOV) is an initiative of the World Council of Churches that
    calls churches, ecumenical organizations, and all people of goodwill:

    * To work together for peace, justice, and reconciliation at all
    levels - local, regional, and global.
    * To embrace creative approaches to peace building which are
    consonant with the spirit of the Gospel.
    * To interact and collaborate with local communities, secular
    movements, and people of other living faiths towards cultivating
    a culture of peace.
    * To walk with people who are systematically oppressed by violence,
    and to act in solidarity with all struggling for justice, peace,
    and the integrity of creation.
    * To repent together for our complicity in violence, and to engage
    in theological reflection to overcome the spirit, logic, and
    practice of violence.

    For more information about the Decade to Overcome Violence:
    Churches Seeking Reconciliation and Peace, please visit:
    http://www.overcomingviolence.org/
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