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The parents of Madeleine McCann say their Catholic
faith will be "severely tested" if their daughter is not found alive
and well.
Gerry McCann and his wife Kate have taken comfort and strength from their
religious beliefs during their 44 day ordeal.
And during a tour of Europe to publicise Madeleine's disappearance from Portugal, they met the Pope in Rome.
But Mr McCann, 39, a consultant cardiologist, told The Tablet Catholic
newspaper: "If we don't get Madeleine back alive and well, I am sure our
faith will be severely tested.
"At the end of it, we will still have our faith and we will also have
comfort that Madeleine will be looked after.
"We haven't dwelt on that but I think that is what we will be left with.
"Our friends, our family, the Church, have really rallied round. I think
that's the key thing for me."
Mrs McCann, 38, said she had also questioned if her belief was strong enough.
"I have felt guilty asking, 'Will this make or break my faith?' And yet at
the same time you could argue that what's happened in the first place could
make or break your faith and it hasn't.
"It's done the opposite. It has given us hope and strength."
The part-time GP said the moment she realised Madeleine, four, was missing left
her feeling "absolute fear and panic".
The couple saw a psychologist when they thought Madeleine - snatched from the
family's holiday apartment - was "likely to be dead".
Mr McCann said: "We couldn't get out of our heads that she was likely to
be dead and we were truly, truly grieving.
"But then the psychologist said, 'Is there any other possibility?' And
then he started channelling negatives and saying, 'Of course there are other
possibilities.' And we started to see that." |
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