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YEMEN: 4 Missionaries of Charity, 12 others handcuffed, shot in head at retirement home
WDTPRS ^ | March 4, 2016 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Posted on 03/04/2016 3:15:13 PM PST by NYer

The practitioners of the Religion of Peace have been at it again.

From FNC:

Gunmen execute 16 people, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home

A team of gunmen unleashed a massacre at a retirement home run by Catholic nuns in Yemen Friday, killing 16 people including four nuns, Yemeni security officials and witnesses said.

The gunmen then moved from room to room, handcuffing the victims before shooting each of them in the head. A nun who survived said that she hid inside a fridge in a storeroom after hearing a Yemeni guard shouting “run, run.”

Missionaries of Charity, an organization established by Mother Teresa, runs the home in the chaotic southern port city of Aden, which descended into lawlessness after a Saudi-led coalition recaptured the city from Shiite Houthi rebels last summer.

Yemen’s civil war has split the country in two. The northern region, where Shiite rebels are in control, has been struck by an extensive air campaign by a Saudi-led coalition. The southern region, which is controlled by the internationally-recognized government backed by Saudi Arabia, is suffering from a power and security vacuum. The Islamic State terror group and al-Qaida affiliates have exploited the lawlessness and created safe havens in the south.

No terror group immediately claimed credit for Friday’s slaughter.

Khaled Haidar told The Associated Press that he counted 16 bodies including that of his brother, Radwan, in the home. All had been shot in the head and were handcuffed. He said that in addition to the four nuns, six Ethiopians, one Yemeni cook, and Yemeni guards were among those killed.

Haidar said his family was the first to arrive at the house and that he spoke to the surviving nun, who was crying and shaking. Haidar said that his family later handed her over to a group of southern fighters in charge of security in the local Aden district of Sheikh Osman.

Vikas Swarup, the spokesman of India’s External Affairs Ministry, said the attackers had asked the guard to open the gate on the pretext of visiting their mothers at the retirement home.

Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us.
St. Lawrence of Brindisi, pray for us.
St. Bernard, pray for us.
St. Pius V, pray for us.


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: catholic; christiangenocide; massacre; nuns; religionofpeace; rop; yemen
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1 posted on 03/04/2016 3:15:13 PM PST by NYer
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To: Tax-chick; GregB; SumProVita; narses; bboop; SevenofNine; Ronaldus Magnus; tiki; Salvation; ...

Typical cowards who go after the weakest in society, ping!


2 posted on 03/04/2016 3:16:04 PM PST by NYer (Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
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To: NYer

Pope Francis says, “.


3 posted on 03/04/2016 3:17:21 PM PST by stocksthatgoup ("You gotta leave it to the voters to decide what they want. I don't take any strategy from anybody")
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To: NYer

0bamma will be condemning the actions of the subhuman savages any minute now.


4 posted on 03/04/2016 3:20:36 PM PST by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: NYer

Pray for peace, prepare for war, and put the dogs down when they desrve it.


5 posted on 03/04/2016 3:20:42 PM PST by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: NYer

They are with Mother Teresa in heaven now. The islamic demons will get their reward sure enough.


6 posted on 03/04/2016 3:22:40 PM PST by tflabo (truth or tyrrany)
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To: stocksthatgoup

>>Pope Francis says, “.

“<<

Romney just says “its a religion of peace” (or implies it).


7 posted on 03/04/2016 3:22:48 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: NYer

There is no explanation, nor words, for this. God bless the sisters, and the others killed.


8 posted on 03/04/2016 3:23:07 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: EDINVA

Modern martyrs; may they rest in peace with God.


9 posted on 03/04/2016 3:29:38 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: kearnyirish2

Amen.


10 posted on 03/04/2016 3:33:37 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: kearnyirish2

“When Christians are persecuted two things happen. First, persecution causes those that are not truly committed to Christ to leave. If it is not something they truly believe in, why should they die for it? Second, it causes those true, committed believers to come together and be unified. And when true, committed believers are unified under the name of Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit, growth is natural.”

http://www.ttionline.org/persecution-church-growth/


11 posted on 03/04/2016 3:53:18 PM PST by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: NYer

Mooslims are vermin who need to be exterminated.....


12 posted on 03/04/2016 4:19:35 PM PST by njslim
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To: NYer

sigh. Evil people always lie and kill the helpless.

And the nun who hid: Reminds me of when communist inspired insurgents attacked one nearby mission: One elderly Nun lived in a side corrider with a door that looked like a closet One of the younger “insurgents” was supposed to check it out, and when she opened her door, he looked around, found they were alone, and told her: Sister, go inside and lock your door and don’t come out until morning.

She did, and lived. The other five nuns (and two priests) were taken out and shot.

And this group was given money to buy “food and medicine” (aka guns and ammunition) by that lovely group, the World Council of Churches, a liberal “christian” group...


13 posted on 03/04/2016 4:43:13 PM PST by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: stocksthatgoup

Poor Francis seems more concerned with globull warming and Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border.


14 posted on 03/04/2016 4:57:31 PM PST by surroundedbyblue (Proud to be an Infidel)
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To: surroundedbyblue

*Pope


15 posted on 03/04/2016 4:57:49 PM PST by surroundedbyblue (Proud to be an Infidel)
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To: NYer

It’s not on our Arabic oil money supported MSM so it didn’t happen.


16 posted on 03/04/2016 5:18:30 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: NYer

Mother Teresa pray for us.


17 posted on 03/04/2016 5:36:49 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: NYer

Here is the story from the UAE. Yemen is a mess. I’m heading to Mass now and will pray.

http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/17-killed-including-four-nuns-in-gun-attack-on-aden-care-home


18 posted on 03/05/2016 4:03:32 AM PST by Shark24
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To: NYer; Salvation

Just got back from Mass here in Abu Dhabi and the 4 Sisters of Mercy killed in Yemen were a part of the Vicariate here. Of course prayers were offered for them and the others killed in the community. When the priest make the announcement at the beginning of Mass that they had been killed he also included an interesting remark:

“The attack was precise and pre-meditated”

Prayers up. I hope to attend the memorial Mass on Wednesday night.


19 posted on 03/05/2016 7:24:27 AM PST by Shark24
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To: stocksthatgoup

“The attack — characterized by Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin as an ‘act of senseless and diabolical violence’ — spurred a sharp rebuke from Pope Francis.

“According to Parolin, the Pope ‘prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences, lead to a change of heart and inspire all parties to lay down their arms and take up the path of dialogue.’”

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/middleeast/yemen-violence-nuns-elderly-killed/

“Sharp rebuke” Like a “sternly worded letter”


20 posted on 03/05/2016 8:44:24 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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