Posted on 05/28/2013 7:45:53 AM PDT by Cronos
A mother of two who calmly confronted the Woolwich attackers on Wednesday has attributed her courage to her Catholic faith.
Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, a practising Catholic, told the Daily Telegraph: “I live my life as a Christian. I believe in thinking about others and loving thy neighbour. We all have a duty to look after each other. A whole group of people walking towards those guys would have found it easy to take those weapons out of their hands. But me, on my own, I couldn’t.”
Mrs Loyau-Kennet was travelling on the Number 53 bus through Woolwich in south east London on Wednesday afternoon when she saw a man lying in the road. She immediately got out to help him.
She said: “I took his arm to feel his pulse. There was blood on the pavement where he had been dragged and blood was pouring out of him. Suddenly this excited black man came up to me and said: ‘Get away from the body; don’t touch it.’ I looked up and I could see red hands, a bloodied revolver, bloodied meat cleaver and a butcher’s knife. OK, I thought, this is bad.”
After speaking to the first suspect, Mrs Loyau-Kennett asked the second suspect “if he wanted to sit down and give me what he had in his hands”.
Mrs Loyau-Kennet remained with the soldier, identified yesterday as Drummer Lee Rigby, despite an onlooker advising her to move away. She said: “I told her I wasn’t leaving; as long as I don’t see professionals here, I’m staying. He knows me; he knows I’m calm. I’m not afraid whatsoever. I’ll stay until something happens.”
In a statement on behalf of the Bishops of England and Wales on Thursday, Archbishop Emeritus Kevin McDonald of Southwark said: “The events in Woolwich yesterday have shocked us all. First and foremost, our prayers are with Lee Rigby, his family and friends.
“At this time it is vital for people of all faiths to show real solidarity in their rejection of violence and in their commitment to peace. In particular it is vital that we build on the excellent relations we have between faith communities in this country, not least with the Muslim community.
“The words of Pope John Paul II in 1986 resound more clearly than ever: ‘Dialogue between Christians and Muslims is today more necessary than ever. It flows from our fidelity to God and supposes that we know how to recognise God by faith, and to witness to him by word and deed.’ That spirit of mutual respect is vital for the future.”
English women seem to have considerably more courage than English men.
I am glad that this lady’s Catholic faith gave her the courage to do the right thing because the Catholic hierarchy is far from inspirational on this issue. They are pretty much a bunch of mealy mouthed namby pambies who refuse to see the forest for the trees. But I am sure the bishops and priests “closer to the ground” in places like Nigeria know how wonderful and peaceful groups like Boko Haram are.
God Bless Ingrid Loyau-Kennet! An inspiration for us all.
"A whole group of people walking towards those guys would have found it easy to take those weapons out of their hands. But me, on my own, I couldn’t.”
I hate the term “practicing Catholic”.
She’s French.
Is this the woman who was married to an Iranian ???
Wasnt that same Iranian a Moslem ???
I hate the term “practicing Catholic”.
I like the term “Catholic” for describing a god fearing Catholic who does the needfull every day.
I love the term “Cafeteria Catholic” for the squishy dimbulb Catholic who has lapsed.
English women seem to have considerably more courage than English men.
Whenever I think of English Women, I think of Monty Python “Women” and yes they were quite “Manly” so to speak, LOL
God bless this lady! Wow! What a story!
I believe this lady is French, married to an Englishman. Her first language is French as per reports
Did she use the word Christian, or did she name her particular denomination?
I think that’s a non sequitur. Catholic isn’t a denomination.
It is without question one of the Christian denominations.
Sure it’s questionable. I can see the Church analogous to a tree.. from which other branches split off from the catholic or universal. Those branches being denominated as different than.
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