Reverend Daniel Kane:

I will allow Reverend Foster some time to come in but I will first return to the question about us, in the churches, putting our house in order and peace-building. Jesus Christ himself commands us to be peacemakers and peace-builders. For us, that is a considerable issue of discipleship. As Ms Jardine referred to, our former moderator made some insightful comments that were difficult to listen to about how poorly we have done in respect of some of these matters. He talked about how we must make unsacred some of the things that have become sacred to us. He said we have set up some things that are idolatrous. We acknowledge that we must have an important in-house conversation. We confess we have not always got it right. The cross is a vertical and horizontal shape so relationships matter. It is all about getting those relationships right. That is where it comes to a focus. We are going to do a little bit more work on that. Historically, the churches have worked together. I was involved, many years ago, in the formation of Youth Link Northern Ireland, which was the first formally constituted organisation that included the four main denominations, including the Roman Catholic Church. That happened at a youth level, which in interesting, It continues to work together to this day. We know there is work to be done. Quiet work goes on all the time in congregations, church youth fellowships and youth clubs up and down the land, which we need to acknowledge. There is, however, a lot more to be done. It is a discipleship issue for us.