Sebastian Creane: on the day of his funeral
Posted on August 24, 2009
by Fergus
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Seb’s closest friends all wore read sneakers, as a celebration of his spirit. Nuala, his mother, gave a wonderful address at the end of Mass, speaking about his life and his talents, about the “demonic energy” that ended his life and about the need to avoid a cycle of blame. Her pressing concern is for Jennifer, Seb’s girlfriend.
Most reactions to earlier postings on this blog have been negative. Two points have been missed: we do have the right to condemn actions as evil, but not persons. Mental illness explains those actions, but it does not excuse them.
Some comments have shown far more concern for the family of Sebastian’s killer than for the Creane family. Let’s be clear: Sebastian was hunted, stalked and killed. He suffered the injustice of homicide.
http://studiesirishreview.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/sebastian-creane-on-the-day-of-his-funeral/
Posted on August 24, 2009
by Fergus
12 Comments
Seb’s closest friends all wore read sneakers, as a celebration of his spirit. Nuala, his mother, gave a wonderful address at the end of Mass, speaking about his life and his talents, about the “demonic energy” that ended his life and about the need to avoid a cycle of blame. Her pressing concern is for Jennifer, Seb’s girlfriend.
Most reactions to earlier postings on this blog have been negative. Two points have been missed: we do have the right to condemn actions as evil, but not persons. Mental illness explains those actions, but it does not excuse them.
Some comments have shown far more concern for the family of Sebastian’s killer than for the Creane family. Let’s be clear: Sebastian was hunted, stalked and killed. He suffered the injustice of homicide.
http://studiesirishreview.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/sebastian-creane-on-the-day-of-his-funeral/
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