“For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the Cross of Christ.” – Philippians 3:18
“Jesus said, You (Christians) shall be afflicted, and they shall kill you: and ye shall be hated in all nations for my name’s sake.” – Matthew 24:9
NEW YORK POST reports: A famous Australian bishop was stabbed multiple times and two others were injured during his sermon Monday night, in an attack that came just days after six people were stabbed to death at a nearby mall.
Footage posted online Monday shows Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel speaking at Wakeley’s Christ The Good Shepherd Church, an Assyrian Orthodox church, when an unidentified man in a black hoodie confronts him.
The bishop appears to try to talk to the man, who then stabs the bishop in the face and neck just after 7 p.m. local time. Emmanuel then fell to the floor as his congregants jumped to his aid.
He was promptly rushed to a hospital, while the suspect was taken into custody, News.com.au reported. The bishop is in stable condition, the church wrote in a statement posted to Instagram.
It noted that Father Isaac Rayel was also among the injured, and asked the public for their prayers for the wounded.
“It is the bishop and Father’s wishes that you also pray for the perpetrator,” the church said.
At least two others were also treated at the scene for lacerations, according to News.com.au.
A motive for the stabbing is unknown, but the suspect reportedly told congregants at the scene Emmanuel was getting involved in his religion (Islam) “so I came to get involved in his.”
He was later photographed smiling as he was pinned to the ground by angry parishioners… (Continue reading)
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