ISIS terrorists have carried out their horrific
threat to crucify a priest who was kidnapped by
the jihadis earlier this month. Father Tom
Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest, was seized when
four armed militants stormed an old people's
home in Aden in Yemen on March 4.
threat to crucify a priest who was kidnapped by
the jihadis earlier this month. Father Tom
Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest, was seized when
four armed militants stormed an old people's
home in Aden in Yemen on March 4.
His execution by the Islamist sect, using the
same method used by the Romans on Jesus and
marked on Good Friday every year, was
confirmed at the Easter Vigil Mass by Cardinal
Christoph Schonborn of Vienna.
same method used by the Romans on Jesus and
marked on Good Friday every year, was
confirmed at the Easter Vigil Mass by Cardinal
Christoph Schonborn of Vienna.
Father Uzhunnalil was a native of India and had
been the object of both prayers and diplomatic
efforts since the March 4 raid where 16 Christian
nuns and nurses were killed. Bishop Paul Hinder,
who heads the Catholic Church in Yemen, said
the Missionaries home had been the object of
numerous threats but they refused to leave.
been the object of both prayers and diplomatic
efforts since the March 4 raid where 16 Christian
nuns and nurses were killed. Bishop Paul Hinder,
who heads the Catholic Church in Yemen, said
the Missionaries home had been the object of
numerous threats but they refused to leave.
Pope Francis on Sunday honoured the slain nuns
and reverend father as martyrs.
and reverend father as martyrs.
Source: WashingtonTimes
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