Boston demonstrators, worshipers rally for peace in Syria
Protesters condemn possible military action
UPDATED 9:26 PM EDT Sep 07, 2013
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Boston prayer vigil for peace in Syria
Dozens of protesters gathered in Boston on Saturday to condemn possible U.S. military action in Syria.
Demonstrators began their rally at Park Street Station where a number of activists raised their voices against the looming threat of war with Syria. From Park Street, demonstrators marched to Faneuil Hall with signs they made at the rally.
"Neither bombing Syria, nor any other overt act of war, will help the people of Syria," stated Garret Kirkland of the Massachusetts Pirate Party, an organizer of the rally. "We are demanding that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Commander-in-Chief, President Barack Obama, cease all threats of aggression against Syria. We are demanding that the people of the United States not be strapped with the burden of another war, a burden that we bear through our taxes and blood."
Roman Catholic worshipers and clergy also gathered in Boston for a four-hour prayer vigil for peace in Syria, joining those who answered Pope Francis' call to gather at the Vatican to push for an end to the bloodshed in the Middle Eastern nation.
Boston Archdiocese Cardinal Sean O'Malley was scheduled to join the Mass during Saturday's prayer vigil in St. John's Seminary Chapel in Boston's neighborhood of Brighton.
The event began at 1 p.m. and was set to end with a Mass at 5 p.m. St. John Seminary's Rector Monsignor James Moroney was set to give a homily highlighting Syria's prominent role in key Bible stories.
The prayer vigils highlight opposition against proposed U.S.-led military action targeting Syria's ruling regime, following the alleged Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus.
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