The Irish Catholic reported this week that the Church of Ireland Archbishop John McDowell referred to ‘racism’ as a ‘new form of sectarianism’.
In a rather unfortunate coincidental timing, the world has woken up in shock today to scenes of absolute savagery in North Belfast.
A Sudanese man has been arrested after attempting to behead an Irish man in a gruesome event captured on video.
He was only prevented from doing so thanks to the incredible bravery of individuals who intervened, with one man using a hurley to strike him across the head a number of times to stop him.
The victim is in ‘critical’ condition.
When protests occurred in City West in October last, due to a sexual assault on a child who had been in state care, there was no shortage of religious leaders to condemn the ‘thuggery’.
Will there be a similar chorus after what we have just witnessed in Belfast or are they waiting for the backlash to instead criticise those who react to such barbarity?
