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Old 03-13-2008, 13:31   #953
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Iraq: Body of Kidnapped Catholic Archbishop Found

Hard to believe another islamic religious murder, kidnapping and killing a "Catholic Archbishop" sure sends a clear message.

hey x-factor I sure hope you were not the consultant the Catholic Archbishop utilized concerning his trip to Iraq.....




Iraq: Body of Kidnapped Catholic Archbishop Found


BAGHDAD — The body of a Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq last month was found just outside the northern city where he was abducted, Iraqi police and a morgue official said Thursday.

Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was seized in Mosul and three of his companions were killed Feb. 29 when gunmen attacked them soon after he left mass. It was the latest violence in what church members call a series of attacks against Iraq's small Christian community.

A Mosul police officer and morgue official confirmed Thursday that the body of the dead archbishop was found. Both men spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

The news agency of the Italian bishops' conference also reported that Rahho's body was found. The SIR news agency quoted the auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, Monsignor Shlemon Warduni, as saying the kidnappers had buried him.

No one has claimed responsibility for the archbishop's killing.

Last year's International Religious Freedom Report from the U.S. State Department noted that Chaldean Catholics comprise a tiny minority of the Iraqi population, but are the largest group among the less than 1 million Christians in mostly Muslim Iraq.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337427,00.html
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