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Two Catholic nuns found murdered in Mississippi home
Fox News ^
| August 25, 2016
Posted on 08/25/2016 4:32:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the poor in rural Mississippi were found murdered in their home Thursday, and there were signs of a break-in and their vehicle was missing, according to officials.
The nuns were identified as Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill, Holmes County Coroner Dexter Howard said.
It was too early to say how the nuns died, but it doesn't appear that they were shot, according to Durant Assistant Police Chief James Lee. Their bodies were taken to a state crime lab for autopsies.
The two women, both nurse practitioners, were found Thursday morning when they didn't report to work at a nearby hospital....
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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: catholics; crime; mississippi; murder
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Prayers for these sisters.
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:34:53 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Old white nuns working in the Mississippi Delta? These days, they might just as well have been in Zimbabwe.
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:39:49 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
May those responsible be kept alive and in unbearable pain for as long as possible so they may reflect on their evil ways.
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:39:55 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: Salvation
Amen.
Patricia Wyatt-Weatherly is the neighbor of the 2 nuns, she says they were always helping people in this area.
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:46:42 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Salvation
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:50:32 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
OMG!!! ANIMALS killed them!! ANIMALS!! Wouldn’t be surprised if they had been RAPED! ANIMLAS!
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:51:19 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Salvation
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:53:54 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: Ann Archy
Loyal democrat voters ...
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:54:01 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for spiritual discernment)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
To: MHGinTN
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posted on
08/25/2016 4:57:59 PM PDT
by
TheDon
(BO must be replaced immediately for the good of the nation and the world!)
To: MHGinTN
Loyal democrat voters ...Sons of the a$$ hat in the white hut?
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posted on
08/25/2016 5:03:20 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forevermore endure.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sister Paula Merrill was slain in her rural Mississippi home. Working as nurse practitioners, Sisters Merrill and Held were known for serving everyone, regardless of background or ability to pay. “We just see patients and do what needs to be done”
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posted on
08/25/2016 5:03:42 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Trump is to the political class what Uber is to taxicab companies)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’m gonna just say muslims right now.
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posted on
08/25/2016 5:16:45 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Salvation
Prayers for the brave yet misguided nuns.
I know two sisters who live near Highland Hospital (excellent doctors, two day wait times) in a house by themselves. They have an open house for local gang kids. Very dangerous neighborhoods. Very risky “ministry.” The loving liberal nuns from the 70’s can be so misguided and ignorant of self-defense tactics. Pitiful.
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posted on
08/25/2016 5:17:37 PM PDT
by
Falconspeed
("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
To: 2ndDivisionVet
You know how this one ends...and I bet they had extensive previous criminal history and should have never back out in society.
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posted on
08/25/2016 5:18:33 PM PDT
by
Molon Labbie
(Hillary- Time To Change the Bag...)
To: Falconspeed
Much better this than anti-nuke, or pro-welfare activity, or advocating for things that are not ony misguided but objectively disordered.
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posted on
08/25/2016 5:29:14 PM PDT
by
Hieronymus
( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton))
To: 2ndDivisionVet
home invasion … even nuns should have protection. Could have sent a couple hoodlums to purgatory, instead now they’re going to hell.
To: Redmen4ever
To: Falconspeed
I usually have little good to say about the post Vatican II church and nuns from liberal orders. However this story causes me to pause a moment and admire the faith that took these two sisters into harms way.
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posted on
08/25/2016 6:30:17 PM PDT
by
JerryBlackwell
(some animals are more equal than others)
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