Irish Examiner View: Capacity to forgive in us all

That capacity to forgive should inspire us all

Charles Inness, former British Army soldier, with Richard Moore, holding the rubber bullet that blinded him in 1972. File picture: Derek Speirs

It was William Shakespeare who put it best when he described the quality of mercy as "twice blest". 

Forgiveness is a prime component of mercy and the blessings bestowed by it have been witnessed in New Zealand in recent days during the trial of a white supremist for the murder of Muslims at prayer in March 2019.