Ireland: Catholic, Anglican primates issue joint Christian message

December 18, 2015

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, joined with his Anglican counterpart, Archbishop Richard Clarke, in issuing a Christmas message.

“Around us in this country, there are those who can feel no hope for themselves or their families, whether through deprivation or because they are refugees from violence,” they said. “We can become envoys of hope in the name of the Christ, who was born in a stable in Bethlehem. Just as he came into our world to bring hope into places of despair and light into the midst of darkness, so also can we become people of hope.”

 

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Further information:

• Joint Christmas 2015 message from the Archbishops of Armagh, the Most Revd Richard Clarke and the Most Revd Eamon Martin (Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference)