Bishop Kidnapped in Iraq Dead

[the_Abbot]

Report: Bishop Kidnapped in Iraq Dead
Published: 3/13/08, 8:25 AM EDT

ROME (AP) - A Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found dead, the news agency of Italian bishops' conference reported on Thursday.

The SIR news agency says Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was found dead near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where he had been abducted.

"Monsignor Rahho is dead. We have found him lifeless near Mosul," the agency quoted the auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, Monsignor Shlemon Warduni, as saying. "The kidnappers had buried him."

Rahho was kidnapped on Feb. 29 soon after he left Mass in Mosul. Three people who had been with him were killed by the kidnappers. Pope Benedict XVI immediately called for his release and said the abduction was an "abominable" act.

The Chaldean church is an Eastern-rite denomination that recognizes the authority of the pope.

 

[Romans 13:3]

May the perpetual light shine upon him. Amen

 

[Rebekka]

Oh that's so sad. May he rest in peace.

 

[JoeV]

Why did this have to happen? I guess there will always be martyrs, especially over in Southwest Asia/ Middle East.

 

[Carrye]

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

Abp. Rahho, pray for us!

 

[Romans 13:3]

I suppose a lot of reasons could be blamed...

Hatred lingering between Islam and the Catholic Church going back to the Crusades.

The growing threat of Islamofacism and the power some groups have gained and the additional power through terror sought.

Without a tyrannical government in place in Iraq, the darker side of freedom is able to rise.

Perhaps the bottom line is that the Church will always have enemies who are willing to seize any opportunity to attack the spiritual leadership of the faithful.

 

[MikeK]

 

[D'Ann]

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

May our heavenly Father grant peace to his loved ones and friends.

 

[Tigg]

Eternal rest grant to Archbishop Rahho, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

May God grant all of us some brains so our choices we make don't include murder.

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[Epiphanygirl]

Prayers that he has found eternal rest with the Lord

 

[Dominus Fidelis]

Religion of Peace strikes again.

 

[Reader Antonius]

May this servant of Allah, rest forever in Salaam al-Maseeh!!!

A Prayer for Fr. Paulos, of Blessed Memory:

God of the spirits and of all flesh, who have trampled death and annihilated the devil and given life to your world, may you yourself, O Lord, grant to the soul of your deceased servant Paulos rest in a place of light, a verdant place, a place of freshness, from where suffering, pain and cries are far removed. Do You, O good and compassionate God forgive every fault committed by him in word, work or thought because there is no man who lives and does not sin. You alone are without sin and your justice is justice throughout the ages and your word is truth. Since you, O Christ our God, are the resurrection, the life and the repose of your deceased servant Paulos, we give you glory together with your un-begotten Father and your most holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Bism ir Abi wal ibni war rough il Qudos. Amin. +

Ya Rabb urham!
Ya Rabb urham!
Ya Rabb urham!

+Al-majdu lil Abi wai ibni war rouh il Qudos. Alana wa kulla awanin wa ila dahr iddahireen. Amin.

Allah yesamehom!

الله يسامحهم

Rahimahullah!!

Bism ir Abi wal ibni war rough il Qudos. Amin. +

 

[Tigg]

Eternal rest and eternal memory grant unto your servant, Archbishop Raho.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0801421.htm

 

[WarriorAngel]

AS a martyr, he wears a crown of glory.

God rest his soul.

 

[Reader Antonius]

AS a martyr, he wears a crown of glory.

God rest his soul.

AMEN!

Also here is a video about Iraqi Christians for y'all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rAGyeQbuI&NR=1

 

[WarriorAngel]

Eternal rest and eternal memory grant unto your servant, Archbishop Raho.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0801421.htm

Here is an excerpt.



"We do not yet know if he died of causes tied to his precarious health or if he was killed," Bishop Warduni said, referring to the archbishop's heart condition, for which he needed medication daily. "The kidnappers told us only that he was dead."


They apparently wanted 3 million in ransom.

 

[Reader Antonius]

Here is an excerpt.



"We do not yet know if he died of causes tied to his precarious health or if he was killed," Bishop Warduni said, referring to the archbishop's heart condition, for which he needed medication daily. "The kidnappers told us only that he was dead."


They apparently wanted 3 million in ransom.

Typical Islamic Jihadiis.

 

[Michie]

Report: Bishop Kidnapped in Iraq Dead
Published: 3/13/08, 8:25 AM EDT

ROME (AP) - A Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found dead, the news agency of Italian bishops' conference reported on Thursday.

The SIR news agency says Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was found dead near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where he had been abducted.

"Monsignor Rahho is dead. We have found him lifeless near Mosul," the agency quoted the auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, Monsignor Shlemon Warduni, as saying. "The kidnappers had buried him."

Rahho was kidnapped on Feb. 29 soon after he left Mass in Mosul. Three people who had been with him were killed by the kidnappers. Pope Benedict XVI immediately called for his release and said the abduction was an "abominable" act.

The Chaldean church is an Eastern-rite denomination that recognizes the authority of the pope.

I got this weird feeling lastnight as I was thinking about this that this was going to be the outcome.

 

[soraya]

Even the sky in Iraq is crying you monsignor Faraj .

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,175340.msg3077823.html#msg3077823

go and enter into the joy of your master.. and pray for us.

 

[Dominus Fidelis]

Even the sky in Iraq is crying you monsignor Faraj .

http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,175340.msg3077823.html#msg3077823

go and enter into the joy of your master.. and pray for us.

What are those lights shooting up in the pictures?