Good things come out of Nazareth terrorist attack

In follow-up to this earlier story about three people who went into the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth with firecrackers and tear gas:

Israelis Apologize for Blasts in Basilica
Church Leaders Thankful for Moves to Defend Nazareth Site

Some good things occurred after the attack:

The incident drew thousands of people representing various religious from Nazareth and surrounding villages to the basilica with the intention of protecting it. The crowd remained late into the night.

That same night, Israeli authorities formally apologized to Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, Vatican secretary for relations with states, to Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem, and to Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Custos of the Holy Land.

[The Latin Patriarchate responded] "We thank the entire crowd, from different religious backgrounds, who came yesterday to defend our holy places and the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. "In this we see an awareness to strengthen the unity of the people and an effort to avoid such incidents before they happen."