Cardinal Mahony Reflects On 9/11 In Ceremony

Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony

Function: Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

Title: Cardinal Priest of Ss Quattro Coronati

Birthdate: Feb 27, 1936	Country: USA

Elevated: Jun 28, 1991	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal Mahony Reflects On 9/11 In Ceremony
Sept 12, 2006
The head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles called on Christians Monday to see "light" despite the darkness of terrorism, and allow the power of God to overcome fanaticism.

(CBS, Sep 11, 2006) LOS ANGELES "Darkness is dispelled only one way, and that is through light," Cardinal Roger Mahony, who celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on the 5th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks said.

"Jesus said `I am the light of the world.' So we as a people of faith, primarily in this country, we believe in the light of God and I find optimism in that," Mahony said.

About 1,000 parishioners attended the noon Mass at the cathedral. That service typically attracts 100 to 200 churchgoers, according to the diocese.

The Mass began with a rendition of "America the Beautiful." "I think we need to be convinced that we have the power within us to overcome this kind of evil, that God's presence and power are stronger than the forces of darkness and evil," Mahony said.

Fanaticism done in the name of religion goes against everything that God embodies, Mahony said.

"I just see the hand of Satan, personally, in fanatics whose only mission in life is to kill other people," Mahony said.

"There is absolutely nothing redeeming in that at all. It's just pure evil."

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