Claims that a Catholic
priest has been beheaded by jihadist rebels in Syria are drawing new attention
to the plight of Syrian Christians, caught in the middle of a brutal struggle
and said by campaigners to face an existential threat.
Last week the Vatican
reported that a Catholic priest, Francois Murad, had been killed by militants
who attacked a monastery in northern Syria on Sunday, June 23. Citing a report
by the Franciscan “Custodian of the Holy Land,” Vatican press services
initially reported that the priest had been shot and killed while trying to
defend nuns and others sheltering at the monastery of St. Anthony.
A subsequent Vatican Radio
report said the circumstances of Murad’s death were “not fully understood,” and
added that those who attacked the monastery were reported to be “militants
linked to the jihadi group Jabhat al-Nusrah.”
Then on Saturday, Catholic
Online pointed to a gruesome video clip that has been posted online, and
identified Murad as one of three men who are seen being decapitated by rebel
fighters, as dozens of onlookers cheer, chant “Allahu akbar” and take photos. ……ToRead More…..
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