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WCC extends condolences in wake of “senseless and horrific” shootings in USA

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca extended condolences to the loved ones and to all those mourning the loss of those gunned down in a grocery store in Buffalo last weekend and a McDonald’s in Chicago this week.

 The mock graveyard next to the United Nations building in New York as part of demonstrations by the Control Arms coalition.

 The mock graveyard next to the United Nations building in New York as part of demonstrations by the Control Arms coalition (2012).

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Control Arms Coalition/Andrew Kelly
20 May 2022
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In a letter to the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, Sauca expressed grief on behalf of the WCC global fellowship.

“In this time, we are reminded of our call to love our neighbor and recognize the sanctity of all life,” Sauca wrote. “We pray for the people of the city of Buffalo, the city of Chicago and the communities in the United States who experience far too often the tragedy of gun violence.”

Sauca concluded: “We join you in your cry from the prophet Habakkuk – O Lord, How long shall I cry for help. May you be strengthened by our fellowship in Christ and may violence everywhere cease.”

Read the full letter

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