Posted on 10/23/2016 1:37:44 PM PDT by marshmallow
When Pope Francis traveled to Albania two years ago, the testimony of priests and religious leaders who lived under the oppression of the communist regime left him speechless.
Now, the 38 people who did not survive torture and died as victims of hatred for the faith have been declared martyrs and will soon be beatified.
MSGR. ANGELO MASSAFRA Archbishop of Shkodra (Albania)
"In the group of 38 martyrs, the last person was killed in '74 because he secretly baptised someone. The priest was also betrayed and was shot. Before being killed, they used to shout "Long live Christ the King!" like in Mexico. They used to say, "Long live Christ the King, long live Albania, and long live the Pope!"
The full group of martyrs will be beatified in Albania. They are Franciscan friar, Vicente Prennushi the Archbishop of Durres, and the 37 other people killed due to religious hatred between 1945 and 1974.
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I truly feel sorry for Catholics. So many years of such courageous Christians. And now this SJW Liberation Theologist. It has to be painful.
Communist persecution is not "religious hatred."
Wow. I am in awe.
After the fall of communism, when I started to hear of the Catholics and Orthodox who died rather than renounce Christ, I felt ashamed that I had not had more confidence in my brothers in Eastern Europe. I now think we, in this country, will soon be put to the test.
What is it?
Did you forget a sarc tag?
Genocide.
It is. But Bergoglio is not the Church.
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