CATH NEWS REPORT: A Melbourne priest has challenged people to forgive Osama bin Laden, including him in a "We Remember" tribute to those who have died recently in a parish newsletter, reports the Herald Sun.
Father David Hofman, from the Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, in Middle Park, said including bin Laden was an act of forgiveness for a man who needs all the prayers he can get as he goes before God.
"It's hard to think of anyone who needs it more," he said.
Others who have been previously added in the parish newsletter include the victims of the US September 11 attack, and Yasser Arafat.
"But considering what he (bin Laden) has been responsible for, this is a man in need of prayer.""Obviously with someone like Osama bin Laden or Yasser Arafat there is a variety of responses, some people are offended by it.
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