Jordan Urges Its Christian Martyrs - 'No' From King Abdullah II To Obscurantist Ideologies That Lead To Terrorismtranslated

Report office ope.gr The sadness and pain in the Karak (Kyriakoupolis) region in Jordan remains unbearable after the October 23 terrorist attack on the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Georgios in the village of Hmoud, which claimed the lives of nine believers - martyrs, while dozens were injured when two gunmen opened fire during the exodus service.  Yesterday, another martyr was taken to the place of eternal rest. It is about the witness Dr. Muhammad al-Kassous, in whose exodus the Patriarch of Jerusalem excelled. Theophilus.

In the Holy Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Suaifiye, hundreds of believers had gathered to pay tribute to a dear person of the Orthodox community. After the service, the body was taken to its final resting place at the Shahab Cemetery, where the burial took place with the pallial participation of the Jordanian people.

The Orthodox world condemned the terrorist attack and the violence against Christians in the Middle East, while global public opinion is once again sounding the alarm for the protection of Christian populations who are constantly...