PM, Premier attend Orlando commemoration service
Posted on June 16, 2016
Filed under Sydney Diocese
“Leaders have attended what the Prime Minister called a ‘loving’ commemoration service for victims of the Orlando massacre.
Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy took time out from the election trail while Premier Baird, the NSW Governor David Hurley and the American Consul General, Hugo Llorens sat in the front row during the service led by the Dean of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel. Opposition leader Bill Shorten was represented by Senator Doug Cameron…”
– SydneyAnglicans.net has a report on last night’s service at St. Andrew’s Cathedral.
From Archbishop Glenn Davies’ address:
“As the leader of the Anglican Church in Sydney I want to affirm my stance against all such outbreaks of violence, and if any members of our churches have participated in such acts of violence against women, against young people, against ethnic minorities, against religious minorities or against those from the LGBTI community I offer my heartfelt apology.
Yet we must all search own hearts, as evil resides in each one of us. We have all fallen short of the glory of God. None of us are without fault. Words of derision, mockery and exclusion so frequently fall from our lips when directed against persons who are different from us.”
– Read it all here (PDF may download to your computer).
Photos courtesy SydneyAnglicans.net.
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