The Vatican said Tuesday
that Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has sent a
telegram to express Pope Francis's condolences for the
Sutherland Springs massacre to the Archbishop of San Antonio,
Reverend Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
"Deeply grieved by news of the loss of life and grave
injuries caused by the act of senseless violence perpetrated at
the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, the Holy Father
asks you kindly to convey his heartfelt condolences to the
families of the victims and the wounded, to the members of the
congregation, and to the entire local community," the telegram
read.
"He asks our Lord Jesus Christ to console all who mourn and
to grant them the spiritual strength that triumphs over violence
and hatred by the power of forgiveness, hope and reconciling
love".
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