Stabbed Sydney bishop forgives attacker

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 19, 2024 12:08 am

SYDNEY, Australia: A bishop who was brutally stabbed during a livestreamed sermon in Sydney said on Thursday he was recovering and forgave his attacker, declaring: 'You are my son.'

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was slashed in the head and chest by a 16-year-old suspect on Monday, sparking a riot by followers of the Assyrian Christian church in the eastern Australian city.

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