Irish prelate urges those with information about ‘the disappeared’ to come forward
April 01, 2015
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, celebrated Mass for the families of persons who disappeared during the era of the Troubles, which involved UK security forces and Irish republican and Ulster paramilitary forces.
“I appeal to the conscience of anyone who has information that might help to come forward to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains so that, even at this late stage, the remaining families can experience the consolation of being able to offer a Christian burial to their loved ones,” he said on March 29. “They come with the assurance that the information can only be used to recover the bodies of those disappeared.”
The prelate also issued a joint Holy Week and Easter message with the Anglican archbishop of Armagh.
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Further information:
- Message from Archbishop Eamon Martin after Mass for the families of ‘The Disappeared’ (Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference)
- Joint Holy Week and Easter 2015 message from the Archbishops of Armagh Archbishop Eamon Martin and Archbishop Richard Clarke (Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference)
- Disappeared (Northern Ireland) (Wikipedia)
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