Posted on 11/01/2010 5:53:37 AM PDT by tcg
They gathered in Our Lady of Salvation Catholic Church for an evening Mass. They are members of an increasingly besieged and forgotten minority in Iraq, Catholic Christians. Their herosm and love for the Lord has inspired them to continue to practice the ancient faith in the midst of what is a steadily deteriorating situation for them in this land they have called home for centuries.
Our Lady of Salvation Church is no stranger to violence. Churches have been bombed before in Iraq, including Our Lady of Salvation. The Christian faithful have had to contend with an increasingly hostile culture. However, never before have they experienced the horror of what happened this past Sunday when terrorists invaded a Church as the Holy Mass was set to begin, killed the priest and held the worshippers hostage for four hours. It ended with at least 52 dead, others injued, and our brothers and sisters in Iraq devastated.
Reports confirm that 120 of the faithful had gathered to hear the Gospel proclaimed, participate in the Liturgy, and receive the Holy Eucharist. There were women, men and children. One eyewitness who had been inside the Church when the terrorists entered the sanctuary told European news sources that the armed terrorists "came into the prayer hall and immediately killed the priest". Out of fear the witness would not identify himself. However, he also attested to the brutality of the terrorists. He indicated that they beat the worshippers and then herded them into an inner hall...
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Caholics armed?
Good idea, though gun control prevents that.
Horrible trajedy!
Extremist muslims did the attack.
Moderate muslims did what? Applaud?
Obababa to send aid (to the Catholics or the Muslims?)
Bingo!
“Catholics Killed at Mass in Iraq: Extremist Muslims invade Church, Murder Priest”
I disagree with the headline. These are not “extremist muslims.” Just muslims. That is just who they are.
Where is Janet Reno when we need her?
Oh wait, she only does massacures of non-Muslim churches.
And sends small children back to totalitarian countries.
Horrible. And I have not seen one mention of this on the cable news this morning.
This is the kind of typical mohammedan savagery that got the Crusades started.
Congratulations and many blessings in your Confirmation.
There’s not a whole lot of outrage over this. There was a 1000 times more outrage over the TALK about burning a savage indoctrination book than over the DEATHS of Christians.
The fullness of the Christian faith resides in the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church doesn’t do “replacement theology”. The Church originally consisted entirely of Jews, who heard and believed the Gospel. Soon afterwards, gentiles were “grafted on”, through baptism and the other sacraments, so that, in Christ, they too are heirs to God’s promises to his people. The Jews of today are beloved by God but are alienated from him, as John the Baptist and later Jesus repeatedly had warned.
Your opinion of what religion’s apostate is just that — your opinion — unless you enjoy authority from God to speak definitively on the matter. Is there something special about you that we should know?
Bush's fault.
Unfortunately, some people will use any excuse to bash the Catholic Church.
Prayers for the martyrs and their families.
“They could at least SAY something about it.”
You think they won’t??????
“But I bet you’ll hear not a word about this from official Catholic sources, particularly in the US, but even in Rome.”
I’ll bet we DO hear something.
I often wonder if we pray more for the Church than we criticize Her....
That should be an affront to anyone that calls themselves a christian (Protestant, Catholic, independent Baptist, etc...)
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Very well said-- thanks.
...And this empowered evangelical completely agrees with your premise.
It is time for the church militant to rise up courageously....:
First in fasting and prayer---
Then likewise with a purposeful and prophetic voice...
Speaking truth to these malevolent powers in the Holy Name. The Word proclaimed never returns void...
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As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not return to it without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower
.... and bread for the eater,
So is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
---Isaiah 55:10-11 (NIV)
“The Cathollic [sic]Church or Vatican announced Saturday that Israel has no right to the holy land.”
Can you substantiate this with something directly from the Vatican?
Had to look it up on Google news to find anything about this --- it's not even mentioned on Drudge, not mentioned on the FoxNews home page:
Christian Science Monitor - Jonathan Adams - 1 hour ago
At least 37 people were killed when Iraqi forces stormed a Baghdad church that was seized Sunday afternoon by Al Qaeda-linked gunmen. ... Video: Scores dead in Baghdad church attack ITN NEWS Death Toll Rises After Iraq Church Standoff - New York Times Baghdad church siege leaves 52 dead - The Guardian CNN - Xinhua all 1391 news articles »
Not even mentioned on the FoxNews World page. Can't find it at Lucianne.com
Good God. Isn't this news?? Would somebody please tell Drudge?
Not mentioned by our president either...
I saw it on FoxNews earlier this morning, sometime around 0300, but it might have been moved or removed.
Yes, it is on the foxnews home page, also was 2.5 hours ago when I first logged on.
It’s DISGUSTING that this is NOT FRONT PAGE NEWS!!! If it were a Jewish Temple or a Muslim Temple it sure would be!!!
Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace!
Amen.
Prayers of consolation for their loved ones, for all those affected by this slaughter; in Christ’s Most Holy Name, amen
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