Posted on 06/01/2007 6:01:24 PM PDT by NYer
BAGHDAD, Iraq, JUNE 1, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The convent of the Chaldean Sisters of the Sacred Heart was robbed and occupied by terrorists, reported www.AsiaNews.it.
The two women religious living in the Angel Raphael convent told AsiaNews that a group of terrorists broke into the convent while they were away Thursday. Upon the women's return they found everything had been stolen and the convent taken over for military operations.
The convent is in the largely Christian Dora quarter of Baghdad, where an anti-Christian campaign of persecution continues.
AsiaNews cited anonymous sources who said that Shiite militants are behind the attack.
Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly of Baghdad joined the Council of Christian Churches of Iraq in denouncing the episode as an attack against "all Iraq and all Iraqis without exceptions, capable of undermining national unity and fomenting division and discord."
The attack on the convent came just before the start of the Chaldean Church's Synod, which opened its first session today at the monastery of al-Qosh, near Mosul. Security for the Christian community will be at the center of the meeting.
Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the apostolic nuncio to Iraq, is expected to arrive in Irbil on Saturday to attend the event.
The Religion of Peace strikes again.
The Religion of Peace strikes again.
Where the Hell is the US Military and General Patraeus... kissing the a$$ of some Muslime whack job posing as an Iraqi “Leader” by day while secretly supporting those who kill our troops at night.
W
Yes, we seem to be doing everything possible to avoid supporting or even protecting Christians in Iraq. Wouldn’t want to offend our noble Muslim warriors, would we.
My feelings too.
let the Kurds rule all of Iraq....my latest brilliant idea!
They have it together..we cover the borders of syria and Iran, the Kurds get the place in shape.
And what would be really so wrong with that? Ok, If turkey can’t take a joke, screw’em!
Looks like persecution of Catholics and Christians in Iraq is still alive and well.
Prayers for those in the convent as well as those who attacked. May the Lord, God, provide a change of heart for them.
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Amen.
“My feelings too.
let the Kurds rule all of Iraq....my latest brilliant idea!
They have it together..we cover the borders of syria and Iran, the Kurds get the place in shape.
And what would be really so wrong with that? Ok, If turkey can’t take a joke, screw’em!”
The Greek side supports your sentiments with regards to the Turks 100%
The German side points out however the only people the Shia and Sunni hate more than each other is the Kurds so that could be problem .....
Nonetheless.. I like your style..
Further it is no worse as a solution than the nonsense we are getting from our GQ Generals. They are committed to a TelleTubbies “Group hug” between Shia, Sunni, Kurd and Chaldean/Assyrians...
(Heres a clue, General GQ... it ain’t gonna happen).
Seriously you should be head of the State Department at least you would do something..
W
Good points!
Teletubbies group hug...LOL!
Then again he could care less about our borders, our sovereignty, and the value of the dollar.
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