Getting VERY little coverage here in America, Eastern Orthodox Christian Bishop His Grace Mar Mari Emmanuel was just attacked and stabbed at his Syndey, Australia, Christ the Good Shepherd parish church.
However, Mar Mari Emmanuel does have quite the following across social media. Maybe that’s why so many were shocked to see the video of him being attacked literally just a few hours ago.
In quite the shocking video, the Bishop was seen (in the video below) being attacked and stabbed multiple times while celebrating Mass.
The only real news coming out of Australia is that His Grace was attacked by a yet-to-be publicly identified man, as reported by Sky News Australia.
Furthermore, Sky News is also reporting;
A man in his 50s suffered multiple lacerations and has been taken to hospital in a serious condition, along with a man in his 30s.
A man in his 60s and a man in his 20s were treated at the scene.
Interestingly enough, while the identity of the assailant hasn’t been released to the public, a major Islamic organization in Australia is all of a sudden looking quite guilty.
As reported by The Nightly news service of Australia;
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia expressed profound sadness and shock after hearing about the attack on the bishop.
AMCA national president and grand imam Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kauser said in a statement: “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia unequivocally condemns tonight’s attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in the strongest possible terms.”
“We extend our deepest sympathy to all those injured in the attack and wish them a speedy and complete recovery.”
According to ChristIsKing.cc forum on Eastern Orthodoxy, Mar Mari Emmanuel is in communion with His Beatitude Metropolitan Toma Gewargis.
HB Gewargis leads the Diocese of Nineveh, Iraq, of the Eastern Orthodox Ancient Church of the East.