"In the face of a man's death, a Christian never rejoices, but reflects on the serious responsibilities of each person before God and before men, and hopes and works so that every event may be the occasion for the further growth of peace and not of hatred," the [Vatican] spokesman said.
Official Statement from the Vatican is here.
I'm a little freaked out that we killed Osama bin Liden on both Divine Mercy Sunday AND the exact day Pope John Paul II's beatification.
Earlier that day I was so excited to show my kids those amazing picture of the Pope meeting with his Assassin in jail and extending his forgiveness.
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I think he was killed a week ago yesterday -- Easter Sunday. Maybe I'm wrong. Either way, either day........interesting coincidence.
We should never "rejoice" when someone dies violently, particularly if we fear they might be damned to hell. That makes it even sadder.
What it IS okay to feel is relief and comfort that that person will never plan and execute the murders of innocents again.
I thought this summed it up pretty well for me:
http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=16784
Ahhhh relief is the word I was looking for!!
I was wrong. I must have misunderstood what I heard late last night. Certainly still an interesting coincidence..
How did I miss this post? YOU are so right.
I've stopped comparing secular news with Catholic culture; I killed Mother Teresa. I remember way back when Princess Di died telling some of my friends something along the lines of, "What's the big deal? A woman died. If someone really saintly like Mother Teresa died, I doubt the media would be covering it at all!"
A few days later, Mother Teresa died.
I agree. The celebration is just wrong. It's ALL sad. None of it deserves cheers. Thanks for posting on it.
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