King praises humanitarian workers in Easter message
King Charles has issued an Easter message trying to build bridges between different faiths and recognising the efforts of those who provide humanitarian aid in wars and disasters.
“One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness,” said the King, in a message ahead of the traditional Maundy Service, held this year in Durham Cathedral.
The King and Queen Camilla will attend the service in which specially minted coins, the Maundy Money, are presented to 76 men and women, the same number as the King’s age.
The King has promoted links between different religions – and this Christian message also praises the goodness in the Jewish and Islamic faiths.
In his message on the meaning of Easter, the King talks of the “paradox of human life” in which the heroism of humanitarian workers is contrasted with terrible scenes of suffering in war.
Source: BBC | Language: English