Clodagh Finn: Lessons in the extraordinary power of forgiveness
Una O’Higgins O’Malley when she worked briefly as a solicitor for Arthur Cox. Picture: Courtesy of Iseult O'Malley
Fr Paul Murphy might be “in the business of forgiveness”, as he put it, yet it was still deeply affecting to read how he forgave and later hugged the 17-year-old boy who stabbed him multiple times at Renmore Barracks in Galway last August.
If you have a moment, read his victim impact statement; it offers an insight into the extraordinary power of forgiveness and its potential to offer hope even in the wake of an appalling crime.
