'Fight hatred with love' - chaplain recounts stabbing

‘I thank God every day that it was me that he got to’ – army chaplain grateful it was he who was attacked by teenager

The army chaplain who was stabbed by a teenage boy outside a Co Galway barracks last year has said he is grateful it was he, and not a young soldier, who was attacked.

‘I thank God every day it was me he attacked‘: Army chaplain forgives boy who stabbed him

Fr Paul Murphy says ‘everything was blessed’ on the night in question

'Fight hatred with love' - chaplain recounts stabbing

Fr Paul Murphy, the Army chaplain who was stabbed by a 17-year-old boy at Renmore Barracks last year, has said he feels there is an opportunity for something different to happen if he can "fight hatred with love".

'Fight hatred with love' - Army priest stabbed by teen, 17, opens up on attack

AN Army chaplain stabbed by a teen has spoken of the forgiveness he showed his attacker — but accepts a “price has to be paid”. Fr Paul Murphy embraced the 17-year-old last week after he was sentenced to 10 years’ detention, with the final two years suspended. Fr Paul Murphy spoke with Miriam O’Callaghan@MiriamOCal / X He described the attack on him as appalling and said a ‘price has to be paid’collinsphotos.com The cleric was stabbed multiple t…