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Bulgroz 16 octobre 2006 12:23

Kidnappers of beheaded priest demanded apology for pope’s comments. Oct. 12, 06

MOSUL, Iraq Relatives of a beheaded Iraqi priest say his captors had demanded a church apology for recent papal comments about Islam.

They say the Orthodox priest, Father Paulos Iskandar,was abducted Sunday by an unidentified group, which demanded a ransom. The kidnappers also wanted the priest’s church to condemn controversial recent remarks by Pope Benedict. In a speech last month, the pope quoted a medieval text describing Islam as a religion spread by the sword.

The relatives said the priest’s church had already posted signs condemning the pope’s statement. A similar message was posted again after the abduction.

The priest’s son had apparently been talking with the kidnappers by phone, and had agreed to pay a 40-thousand dollar ransom. But contact abruptly ceased Tuesday night. The priest’s decapitated body was found yesterday in the northern Iraq city of Mosul.

Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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