https://freerepublic.com/tag/crusadeornothing/ en-us Thu, 5 Dec 2013 22:26:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3098650/posts Details: The Syrian Greek-Catholic Church has three “true martyrs”. They are the “three men from Maaloula who refused to repudiate their faith,” and were killed for this reason, said Patriarch Gregory III Laham during his meeting with Pope Francis on Sunday, this according to a press release issued by the Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkites.The events that led to the three men’s death occurred during fighting on 3 -7 September in the town of Maaloula.According to eyewitness accounts, men from the Syrian Free Army and the Jabhat al-Nusra Islamic Front... The Deacon's Bench https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3098650/posts#comment Thu, 5 Dec 2013 22:26:55 GMT