Archbishop of Canterbury Appeals for Faith One Year after London Bombings

|TOP|The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged people of faith to demonstrate “extreme confidence” in God after terror attacks like the bombings that shook London one year ago.

Dr Rowan Williams said in a Sunday sermon at York Minster that this kind of response would help combat “extremists of murder and fear”, reports the BBC.

Large crowds gathered Friday at each of the sites of last year’s London bombings for a two-minute silence and the laying of flowers in memory of the 52 people killed.

Dr Williams said that the pain of the July 7 bombings was still deeply felt and added that the perpetrators were people who were unable to put their trust in God.|QUOTE|

Dr Williams said: "For the person who resorts to random killing in order to promote the honour of God or the supposed cause of justice it is clear that God is too weak to be trusted.

"God is too weak to look after his own honour and we are the strong ones who must step in to help him. Such is the underlying blasphemy at work."

He added: "What we need is that people in all communities of faith do not seek to fill the void in their souls by feverish language and action that is blind to the reality of others. |AD|

"It is people who are extreme in their confidence in God who will most effectively challenge the extremists of murder and fear."

The Archbishop of Canterbury went on to call on people of faith to come to terms with the “horrible fact” that there those who wanted to serve their God by “organised slaughter and suicide”, reports the BBC.

The one-year anniversary of the bombings on Friday culminated with a service of remembrance in London’s Regent’s Park.

A 300-page book has also gone on permanent display in London filled with tributes to the people who lost their lives in the attacks.