Pastor of Catholic couple killed by Somali pirates praises their faith

cna ^ | February 23, 2011 | Kevin J. Jones

[NYer]

Killed, passing out Bibles.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord
And may perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.
Amen.

[marron]

“They won the crown. I believe with all my heart they are with God today,” he continued, calling eternal life “the gift and blessing of faithful people.”

Indeed.

[ZULU]

God bless the souls of these good Christians.

[jdsteel]

Every news report leaves out that these fine folks were passing out bibles. It’s as if there is NO CONNECTION between the bibles and their deaths at the hands of Islamic Somali pirates.

[detective]

No group of third world punks would dare harm an American citizen if they had any respect for our country and our government. They know our government is weak and they can do whatever they want and there will be no consequences. I fear for the future of our country.

The story is very touching, the victims were good people.

[ZULU]

Any feelings I have for the Muslims involved in this are not fit to express in this post - so I won’t.

[Kolokotronis]

O God of spirits and of all flesh, You have trampled upon death and have abolished the power of the devil, giving life to Your world. Give rest to the souls of Your departed servants Jean and Scott in a place of light, in a place of repose, in a place of refreshment, where there is no pain, sorrow and suffering. As a good and loving God, forgive every sin they have committed in thought, word or deed, for there is no one who lives and does not sin. You alone are without sin. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your word is truth. For You are the resurrection, the life and the repose of Your departed servants, Christ our God, and to You we give glory, with Your eternal Father and Your allholy, good and life‑giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

[Bitsy]

I fear for the future of our country

I only fear until 2012

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You gotta die sometime, and dying while doing what you love is a better way to go than most.

[lastchance]

I posted a “Christianity Today” article that included that fact. I don’t recall if it mentioned they were Catholic.

[seoul62]

God Bless their Souls.

[mad_as_he$$]

Isn't that special. I note their stupidity.

[BenKenobi]

For what? Sailing to Oman instead of stopping in Cochin?

[livius]

Didn’t take long for a blame-the-victim loser to appear on this post!

Islamic piracy paralyzed trade in the Mediterranean 200 years ago and is the reason that the US Marines exist (think Tripoli).

This was a pirate attack on the open seas; the yachters were not even in Somali waters. They were part of a round-the-world yacht race and had simply diverged to make a side trip. They and the other couple always carried Bibles with them to give to impoverished churches in poor areas where they stopped, and were part of a ministry that did this.

But the pirates had no idea who they were...except that they saw an American flag and realized that meant there would be no consequences for kidnapping these poor people.

Under Obama, we are completely toothless. When the pirates killed this couple, the US Navy was actually “negotiating” with the pirates, two of whom were on board the ship.

So let’s let the entire Indian Ocean get shut down and let’s hand over all international trade to the Muslim pirates. There are over 30 ships and several hundred people already in their hands. They have already made over $300,000,000 in ransom and recently got $9,000,000 for the ransom of one ship. Heck, let them have all international trade and travel. Why not? It’s stupid to defend it. Who needs trade?

I note your stupidity. And I’m sure these four people have already forgiven you for your idiotic comments, because they know that you’re ignorant and you not whereof you speak.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

please, continuing sharing. Such as which color crayon you use for your notes

[reagandemocrat]

It did.

And the couple handed out both Catholic bibles and Protestant bibles depending on the situation. Truly ecumenical.

[mad_as_he$$]

Diverting US Navy resources and putting SEALS in harms way needlessly. There are plenty of places in the world that Bibles can be passed out that are not in the middle of an openly hostile region.

[mad_as_he$$]

Whew guess you told me!!! Wow I am going to go sulk in a corner. NOT!

These fools were no different than the CBS reporter who was shocked to find that Islam is not peaceful and they kill people. Take your martyr worship elsewhere. The CBS reporter at least managed to get out alive.