Baghdad, Iraq, Mar 14, 2008 / 01:37 am
A group called Iraqi Christians in Need (ICIN) has said that the killing of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in Mosul could force the Church underground.
Archbishop Rahho was kidnapped by assailants on February 29 in Mosul. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need, Chaldean church officials said that the Archbishop's captors made "impossible" demands in exchange for his safe return, among them financial support for opposing Americans.
Archbishop Rahho’s body was discovered on Wednesday. His abductors had claimed he was “very ill,” and later buried his body.
ICIN spokesperson Dr. Suha Rassam said, “The killing of Archbishop Rahho is shocking. Christians will now be even more in fear of their lives from Islamic fundamentalists.”