[JMJ333]

Here is a photo of Sister:

The moslems have been persecuting, torturing, and murdering the asyrian Christians [church of antioch] in norther Iraw for at least 40 years. There seems to be no end to it either.

[Aliska]

Thank you. She has the face of an angel. May she have eternal happiness.

[Scully]

The dear sister is resting comfortably now, I'm sure. As for the unspeakable vermin who did this...I can't imaging that Allah is proud of such cowardly swine.

[livius]

Thanks for posting this picture. I just pinged NYer for it - an article was posted by NYer about this yesterday.

This woman has such a kind face.

BTW, to our Protestant friends, Catholics are indeed upset about things like this. The majority of Christians who have been driven out of the Middle East have been Catholics of one kind or another (Maronites, etc.). When I lived in San Francisco, almost all of the corner grocery stores were owned by (Catholic) Christians from Ramallah - who had been driven out by the Palestinian Muslims.

I would suspect that the Vatican is attempting to be diplomatic in order to prevent the remaining minority from meeting a fate similar to Sister Cecilia's. That said, I too would like to see a more aggressive stance from Rome, because I think it would offer some protection to Christians in what are now Muslim lands.

[YankeeReb]

We never hear these persecuted Christians referred to as martyrs, instead that term is used for homicide bombers blowing up school buses. It's easy to forget that Christians are now at least as persecuted as jews throughout the world. Gotta love that religion of peace.

[baseballfanjm]

So these "men" came storming in and slaughtered this innocent woman? She's a 70 year old nun for crying out loud! They aren't men. They are insects. On their own they are weak and can be crushed easily, but in groups they wreak havoc and attack those unsuspecting and innocent and who can't fight back. They are lower than insects. They're the lowest form of matter on this planet.

[elcaudillo]

May God bless and keep her close to Him.

A true Christian martyr!