Is it ever really okay to forgive terrorist atrocities?

The 30th anniversary of the Enniskillen bombing raises questions over the ethics of forgiveness

Out of horror can come extraordinary humanity and grace. The Enniskillen bombing is remembered as much for the IRA’s murder of 11 people as the forgiving response of one of those caught up in the atrocity.

In a moving interview just hours after he had been pulled from the rubble, Gordon Wilson explained to the BBC how his daughter Marie had died clutching his hand, her last words: “Daddy, I love you very much.”

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