Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

At a meeting on the 31st July, the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church expressed its deep concern at the continuing conflict in Israel, Lebanon and Gaza. 

Speaking for the Bishops, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones said 'Whilst condemning terrorism in all its forms, including the recent hostage taking by Hezbollah of the Israeli soldiers and its rocket attacks on Northern Israel, we regard the Israeli response as totally disproportionate.  We call on both parties to the conflict to cease hostilities at once.  We strongly urge the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America to expend every effort to bring about an immediate ceasefire in order to allow the opportunity for principles for a lasting peace to be established. To delay in the establishing of a ceasefire amounts to an unacceptable acquiescence in the escalation of suffering on the part of innocent men, women and children and of the continuing damage to essential infrastructure.

'We invite all Scottish Episcopalians to join with us in praying for the peace of the region and for those caught up in the current conflict.'

 Statement from: The Scottish Episcopal Church