Riot police clash with protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7, 2021. The Catholic bishop of Belfast has urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city was engulfed in nightly violence. (CNS photo/Jason Cairnduff, Reuters)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS) The Catholic bishop of Belfast urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city was engulfed in nightly violence.
Bishop Noel Treanor also appealed to young people “to stop engaging in disturbance and violent activity now” after 74 members of the police service were injured.
Tension has risen after a decision by the authorities not to prosecute members of the Sinn Féin party largely supported by Catholics for breaches of COVID-19 restrictions at a funeral. The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party largely supported by Protestants has been deeply critical of the decision and called on police chief Simon Byrne to resign.
Riot police clash with protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7, 2021. The Catholic bishop of Belfast has urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city was engulfed in nightly violence. (CNS/Reuters/Jason Cairnduff)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland The Catholic bishop of Belfast urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city was engulfed in nightly violence.
Bishop Noel Treanor also appealed to young people to stop engaging in disturbance and violent activity now after 74 members of the police service were injured.
Tension has risen after a decision by the authorities not to prosecute members of the Sinn Féin party largely supported by Catholics for breaches of COVID-19 restrictions at a funeral. The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party largely supported by Protestants has been deeply critical of the decision and called on police chief Simon Byrne to resign.
Bishop Treanor urges politicians to avoid ‘damaging politicisation’ as unrest engulfs Belfast Bishop Noel Treanor
The bishop of Down and Connor has urged politicians to be more careful about their language as Belfast has been engulfed in nightly violence for over a week.
Bishop Noel Treanor also appealed to young people “to stop engaging in disturbance and violent activity now” after 74 members of the police service were injured.
The city has witnessed some of the worst rioting in recent years and last night (April 8) the police used water cannon to disperse young Protestants angry at the decision for the first time in six years.
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By Judith Sudilovsky
Bishops from three continents met virtually with Catholics in the Holy Land this year and, despite not being able to meet face-to-face, said remote discussions have still allowed them to listen to local Christians and demonstrate their solidarity.
“We are all sharing hope; it is something which has to be generated,” Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor, the diocese based in Armagh, Northern Ireland, told Catholic News Service Jan. 18 in a virtual interview. He said the bishops, members of the Holy Land Coordination, would use technology to share what they have learned with their local communities.