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13/05/2003
Eames calls on paramilitaries to abandon violence
Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames has called on loyalist and republican paramilitaries to help build a new and lasting trust by abandoning violence for good.
Archbishop Eames said sectarianism was eating away at Northern Ireland society and that "the corridor of fear remains where paramilitaries engage in drug trafficking, protection rackets and punishment beatings".
During a speech to the Church of Ireland General Synod in Dublin, Archbishop Eames called on republicans to help the Protestant community build a new confidence by allowing them to move away from a "siege mentality" through attitudes, pronouncements and actions.
However, he also said nationalists must begin to realise that they are no longer second class citizens, he added: "There is a need for them to recognise that genuine good will does exist in much of the Protestant community which, like theirs, has made mistakes in the past.
"For both communities there must be a new definition of power. That definition must be a complete and lasting renunciation of the power of violence."
Despite these difficulties, the Archbishop said Northern Ireland was beginning to see hope by showing it wants to turn its back on 'those dark days' of the past.
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Archbishop Eames said sectarianism was eating away at Northern Ireland society and that "the corridor of fear remains where paramilitaries engage in drug trafficking, protection rackets and punishment beatings".
During a speech to the Church of Ireland General Synod in Dublin, Archbishop Eames called on republicans to help the Protestant community build a new confidence by allowing them to move away from a "siege mentality" through attitudes, pronouncements and actions.
However, he also said nationalists must begin to realise that they are no longer second class citizens, he added: "There is a need for them to recognise that genuine good will does exist in much of the Protestant community which, like theirs, has made mistakes in the past.
"For both communities there must be a new definition of power. That definition must be a complete and lasting renunciation of the power of violence."
Despite these difficulties, the Archbishop said Northern Ireland was beginning to see hope by showing it wants to turn its back on 'those dark days' of the past.
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