Church leaders in Cork unite to condemn attack on Muslic cleric

Four Church leaders in Cork have united to condemn an attack on a Muslic cleric in the city last week.

In a show of inter-faith solidarity, the Cork ecumenical secretaries who represent the Catholic Church, Church of Ireland, Methodist Church, and Presbyterian Church, joined the imam of the Cork Muslim Foundation, Sheikh Ihab Ahmed, at the Blarney St mosque over the weekend for an iftar celebration — the evening meal enjoyed by Muslims during Ramadan.

Charles Payne represented Rev Geraldine Gracie from the Cork Methodist Church, Canon Daniel Nuzum represented the Church of Ireland, Valerie Fletcher represented the Cork Presbyterian Church, and Fr Christy Fitzgerald represented the city’s Roman Catholic Church.