Kurt Nicklas
2013-07-01 11:29:40 UTC
<Atheists and leftists will cheer as this representative of the evil
Vatican is put to death by the cheering crowds>
CATHOLIC PRIEST BEHEADED IN SYRIA BY AL-QAEDA-LINKED REBELS AS MEN AND
CHILDREN TAKE PICTURES AND CHEER
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/30/catholic-priest-beheaded-in-
syria-by-al-qaeda-linked-rebels-as-men-and-children-take-pictures-and-
cheer/
Syrian Catholic priest Francois Murad killed last weekend by jihadi
fighters was beheaded, according to a report by Catholic Online which is
linking to video purportedly showing the brutal murder.
As TheBlaze reported last week, Murad, 49, was setting up a monastery in
Gassanieh, northern Syria. Last Sunday, on the Christian leader?s
Sabbath, extremist militants trying to topple President Bashar Assad
breached the monastery and grabbed Murad.
While earlier reports suggested Murad may have been shot to death,
Catholic Online reported Saturday: ?The Vatican is confirming the death
by beheading of Franciscan Father, Francois Murad, who was martyred by
Syrian jihadists on June 23.?
Syrian Catholic priest Francois Murad (Photo courtesy: Syria Report)
The Catholic news service quotes local sources who report that the
radical Al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, or Al-Nusra Front, was behind
the savage killing.
In video posted by Live Leak purporting to show the execution, dozens of
men and boys are seen cheering on as three men are seated on the ground
awaiting their grisly fate.
The men are methodically beheaded one at a time by men holding what
appears to be a simple kitchen knife after which the heads are placed on
top of the bodies.
According to Catholic Online, the first victim was Murad.
A frenzy ensues, with dozens drawing out their smartphones to capture
the bloody scene, as a chorus of Allahu Akbar (?Allah is the greatest?)
are sung with jihadi rapture. Several observers are seen moving within
inches of the bodies in an effort to capture close-up photos.
Men are poised with cameras waiting to capture photos of beheading scene
in Syria, as frenzied shouts of Allahu Akbar are heard (Screenshot: Live
Leak)
Catholic Online is raising alarm that western nations are providing
support to the rebels who have shown a proclivity toward persecuting
Christians:
This should make it clear to Christians around the world what jihadists
are about. Make no mistake. Catholics and [other] Christians around the
globe are under dire threat, particularly from the spread of militant
Islam. Until the threat is recognized and taken seriously, martyrdoms
like this will continue.
Vatican Radio reports that Gassanieh, a village with a majority
Christian population, had been under attack by Islamist fighters for the
past few weeks, forcing most residents to flee for safety.
It quotes Custos of the Holy Land, Franciscan Fr. Pierbattista
Pizzaballa who says, ?Unfortunately Syria has now become a battleground
not only between Syrian forces, but also between Arab countries and the
international community. And those paying the price are the poor, the
young and the Christians. That the international community must put a
stop to all this?.
Pizzaballa told the Vatican News Agency, ?The world must know that the
support of gunmen by the west is helping extremists in killing Syrians.
?With such stances, not a single Christian will remain in the East,? he
added.
Vatican Radio writes, ?Fr. Mourad was just one of the many men and women
religious putting their faith on the front line in Syria, refusing to
abandon the communities they serve, Christian and Muslim. They stay
because they want to be a sign of hope, light and comfort to people in
the midst of destruction.?
Vatican is put to death by the cheering crowds>
CATHOLIC PRIEST BEHEADED IN SYRIA BY AL-QAEDA-LINKED REBELS AS MEN AND
CHILDREN TAKE PICTURES AND CHEER
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/30/catholic-priest-beheaded-in-
syria-by-al-qaeda-linked-rebels-as-men-and-children-take-pictures-and-
cheer/
Syrian Catholic priest Francois Murad killed last weekend by jihadi
fighters was beheaded, according to a report by Catholic Online which is
linking to video purportedly showing the brutal murder.
As TheBlaze reported last week, Murad, 49, was setting up a monastery in
Gassanieh, northern Syria. Last Sunday, on the Christian leader?s
Sabbath, extremist militants trying to topple President Bashar Assad
breached the monastery and grabbed Murad.
While earlier reports suggested Murad may have been shot to death,
Catholic Online reported Saturday: ?The Vatican is confirming the death
by beheading of Franciscan Father, Francois Murad, who was martyred by
Syrian jihadists on June 23.?
Syrian Catholic priest Francois Murad (Photo courtesy: Syria Report)
The Catholic news service quotes local sources who report that the
radical Al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, or Al-Nusra Front, was behind
the savage killing.
In video posted by Live Leak purporting to show the execution, dozens of
men and boys are seen cheering on as three men are seated on the ground
awaiting their grisly fate.
The men are methodically beheaded one at a time by men holding what
appears to be a simple kitchen knife after which the heads are placed on
top of the bodies.
According to Catholic Online, the first victim was Murad.
A frenzy ensues, with dozens drawing out their smartphones to capture
the bloody scene, as a chorus of Allahu Akbar (?Allah is the greatest?)
are sung with jihadi rapture. Several observers are seen moving within
inches of the bodies in an effort to capture close-up photos.
Men are poised with cameras waiting to capture photos of beheading scene
in Syria, as frenzied shouts of Allahu Akbar are heard (Screenshot: Live
Leak)
Catholic Online is raising alarm that western nations are providing
support to the rebels who have shown a proclivity toward persecuting
Christians:
This should make it clear to Christians around the world what jihadists
are about. Make no mistake. Catholics and [other] Christians around the
globe are under dire threat, particularly from the spread of militant
Islam. Until the threat is recognized and taken seriously, martyrdoms
like this will continue.
Vatican Radio reports that Gassanieh, a village with a majority
Christian population, had been under attack by Islamist fighters for the
past few weeks, forcing most residents to flee for safety.
It quotes Custos of the Holy Land, Franciscan Fr. Pierbattista
Pizzaballa who says, ?Unfortunately Syria has now become a battleground
not only between Syrian forces, but also between Arab countries and the
international community. And those paying the price are the poor, the
young and the Christians. That the international community must put a
stop to all this?.
Pizzaballa told the Vatican News Agency, ?The world must know that the
support of gunmen by the west is helping extremists in killing Syrians.
?With such stances, not a single Christian will remain in the East,? he
added.
Vatican Radio writes, ?Fr. Mourad was just one of the many men and women
religious putting their faith on the front line in Syria, refusing to
abandon the communities they serve, Christian and Muslim. They stay
because they want to be a sign of hope, light and comfort to people in
the midst of destruction.?