Mary's priest stabbed in Turkey

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/world/5382752.html

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The priest, Adriano Franchini, was stabbed after Sunday Mass at St. Anthony's church in the port city of Izmir, said Simon Carta, the Italian consul there.

The priest is responsible for the Capucine order in Turkey and heads the Church of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Carta said. He said the priest was conscious when he was taken to a hospital.

The state-run Anatolia news agency said Franchini was stabbed in the stomach but his condition was not life-threatening.

Police said they detained a man in connection with the attack, but gave no further information.

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The government has done nothing to protect Christians. I now regret the fondness I have felt for Turkey for many years. Them joining NATO has now become a bad joke.

Allah curse people who kill holy people of any faith but especially a minority that should be protected with affection.