RIP Fr. Alec Reid

rockatansky · 25-11-2013 12:26AM

timthumbni wrote: »

Who are you anyway? My da????

The truth isn't nice sometimes lads is it??? Lol.

Let's get back on topic anyway bhoys..

Good man, lets get back on topic says you. But only after you spout your hate filled drivel of course.

timthumbni · 25-11-2013 12:31AM

Tramps Like Us wrote: »

Truth? You're trying to slur a great priest by implying impropriety.

Derry's walls look nice tonight, might give the likes of you a coronary though.

Why would that be then chum? I actually live in county Londonderry so would be interested in why you think the city walls would give me a heart attack. I've only been down to that city (city🐛🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘ha) a few times but am interested what would shock me so much.

Please tell me what has happened in Londonderry.... I'm worried now. Lol

timthumbni · 25-11-2013 12:37AM

Tramps Like Us wrote: »

Truth? You're trying to slur a great priest by implying impropriety.

Derry's walls look nice tonight, might give the likes of you a coronary though.

And btw I already have said rip if you even bother to read the thread.

And I'm an atheist btw so let's not get too carried away by the "great priest "nonsense shall we?

I wouldn't leave my kids in the hands of any minister nor priest. They haven't proven themselves to be exactly trustworthy now have they?????

Tramps Like Us · 25-11-2013 12:41AM

Not gonna bite, Tim

timthumbni · 25-11-2013 12:46AM

Tramps Like Us wrote: »

Not gonna bite, Tim

I'm very happy for you. ;-)

tdv123 · 25-11-2013 01:04AM

If there's anybody to blame for the deaths of the two soldiers it's Michael Stone. Given his actions a few days earlier it would have been very easy to mistake the soldiers for a loyalist death squad.

Riddle101 · 25-11-2013 02:08AM

RIP FR Alec Reid.

25-11-2013 08:34AM

Mod

timthumbni banned.

Do not post on this thread when your ban is up.

K-9 · 01-12-2013 02:14AM

Stheno wrote: »

Without wanting to be a backseat mod, for me the abiding memory of that day now, is a priest who had the courage to potentially alienate those in the republican community with whom he had been talking to, by delivering those last rites

That took huge courage, and belief in the future.

I remember watching the news coverage of those murders, and being horrified, I'll never forget it.

That's my abiding memory, I think Mary Holland from the Irish Times was there as well, I remember reading the photographers story recently as well.

The whole series of events was horrifying, Gibraltar, to Stone and Miltown and ending up at Casement Park. The BBC showed a documentary about it last year and what struck me was the people that were murdered during those mad 10 days, that nobody remembers. We all remember those iconic images and the other "usual/day to day" murders are just statistics.

N.I. really was close to the abyss at that point, people today have a lot to thank Fr. Reid, John Hume, nameless civil servants that enabled talks with SF, Adams and the 2 governments and no doubt plenty of others on all sides. The alternative was unimaginable, we're lucky we'd the right people at the right time in the right place.

RIP Fr. Alec Reid

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