Posted on 03/15/2005 2:21:09 AM PST by elhombrelibre
Belfast: Where the Catholics of Short Strand once saw warriors protecting them, now they see thugs whose time is past.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Five crying sisters each had a hand atop their murdered brother's casket as they walked to the altar of St. Matthew's Catholic Church, and the congregation sang "Here I Am Lord." And people who attended the funeral swore that enough tears flowed that the pews could have floated away.
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