MARYLAND
ABC 2
[with video]
Catherine Hawley
LUTHERVILLE, Md. – About 150 people came out to the Church of the Holy Comforter in Lutherville to ask questions and hopefully get some answers from the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland about the tragic crash on Dec. 27 that killed Tom Palermo.
“Our lord God, we have no idea where we are going.”
They started with prayer, then the head of the state diocese turned the focus to the pain of its congregations.
“It breaks my heart,” said Pat Ash. “It breaks my heart for the Palermo family, and the fact that, my goodness, she was that drunk at 2:30 in the afternoon, how incredibly sad.”
“Certainly has cast a little bit of negative light on the church just in light of the seriousness of the event,” Dave Zidek said.
“I think it’s also a way of healing,” said Steffy Sabino. “Just listening to other people, what they have to say and how they’re hurting and how they’re frustrated and angry.”
For an hour and half, that’s exactly what happened. People shared stories about their personal battles with addiction, but a lot of the discussion focused on the churches very own who is causing the pain, Bishop Heather Cook.
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