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IRAQ: FUNERAL OF THE 2 PRIESTS KILLED IN THE ATTACK ON THE SYRO-CATHOLIC CHURCH, IN BAGHDAD TODAY

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Creato: 02 Novembre 2010
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The funeral of father Thair Sad-alla Abd-al and father Waseem Sabeeh Al-kas Butros will be held in Baghdad today, in the Chaldean church of Saint Joseph’s, which is not far from the Syro-Catholic church of Our Lady of Salvation that on October 31st was hit by an Al Qaeda terrorist attack that killed over 50 people, including the two priests, and injured dozens of devotees who were at church for Mass. This was revealed to Baghdadhope by mgr. Shlemon Warduni, Chaldean patriarchal vicar. "It is not known yet who will officiate the funereal ceremony – mgr. Warduni said –; there will be, of course, the patriarch of the Chaldean church, card. Mar Emmanuel III Delly, and mgr. Georges Casmoussa, Syro-Catholic bishop of Mosul, while we do not know yet if there will be mgr. Athanase Mati Shaba Matoka, Syro-Catholic bishop of Baghdad, who at the time of the attack had not yet come back to Iraq after the Synod for the Middle East held in Rome". As to casualties, mgr. Warduni stated that “there are many, and we do not know how all of them are. For the time being, all I can say is that the Chorepiscop father Rufail Quataimi seems to be a bit better. Let’s pray for him and for all the victims".

© SIR - 2 novembre 2010