Nonetheless , Magee remained in regular contact with Smallwoods , whom he believed to be one of the main moderates on the Inner Council . Around 1993 , Smallwoods , following prompting from Magee , opened communication with Alec Reid and Gerry Reynolds , two priests from the Roman Catholic Clonard Monastery on the Falls Road whom he used to open communications with republicans . Smallwoods intimated to them that the UDA was hoping to see peace and was preparing for a ceasefire . Father Reid had already built a relationship with Robert " Basher " Bates , one of the Shankill Butchers whose conversion to born-again Christianity had seen the two co-operate on ecumenical initiatives , but Smallwoods was the first active , high-ranking loyalist to hold regular dialogue with Catholic clergy . The Greysteel massacre of October 1993 almost led to the initiative breaking down as a disgusted Magee decided to break off contact with the UDA altogether but he was dissuaded by Smallwoods , who convinced him that there was a growing willingness to embrace peace on the Inner Council . Magee would later state that , despite his endorsement of a policy of targeting Sinn Féin members , Smallwoods proved to be an important voice for moderation on the Inner Council and a prime architect of the eventual loyalist ceasefire
Greysteel massacre
Greysteel massacre
Ray Smallwoods