Statement by the Archbishops of Canterbury
and York on conflict with Iraq (20/03/03)
This statement is not necessarily the latest issued by Archbishops of
Canterbury and York.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan
Williams, and the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, today issued the
following joint statement:
‘The road that has led us to military
action with Iraq has been a long and difficult one. It is clear that
we have now entered dangerous new terrain with consequences that
cannot be surely known or predicted. Our prayers at this difficult and
troubling time are with all those who will find themselves embroiled
in conflict and its consequences. We pray for servicemen and women and
their families, those who seek to support and to sustain them, and for
the people of Iraq and the region, whose immediate future is so
uncharted.
‘Above all we pray that through God’s
mercy and compassion, peace with justice may come swiftly.’
(20/03/2003)
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