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Nigeria: Muslims kidnap Italian Catholic priest

Oct 15, 2017 8:36 am By Robert Spencer

Taking hostages is sanctioned in Islamic law. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law:

When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in exchange for money or for a Muslim captive held by the enemy. (Reliance of the Traveller o9.14)

A revered Islamic jurist, Al-Mawardi, agrees with Reliance of the Traveller:

As for the captives, the amir has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first, to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale or manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners; and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them. (Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah (The Laws of Islamic Governance), 4.5)

“Italian priest kidnapped in Nigeria,” ANSA, October 13, 2017 (thanks to Insubria):

(ANSA) – Rome, October 13 – An Italian priest from the Rome diocese was kidnapped yesterday in Nigeria, sources said Friday, adding that the foreign ministry’s crisis unit has already been alerted and the Rome prosecutor’s office anti-terror unit has opened a probe.

The foreign ministry said no effort was being spared in the case, in a “dutiful” framework of confidentiality.

Rome prosecutors are investigating a suspected terror crime, with Islamist terrorists Boko Haram suspected. Sources said the priest, Florence-born Father Maurizio Pallù, who will be 63 next Wednesday, was stopped with four other people on his way to Benin City in southern Nigeria yesterday. They were stopped by an armed group that stole all their belongings and abducted the priest who has been on a mission to Nigeria for three years.

Pallù graduated in history before setting off as a lay missionary around the world, for 11 years.

In 1988, when his father died, he joined a Rome seminary and in 1991 was ordained as a priest. Two years later, spent working as a chaplain, he was sent to the Netherlands….

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  1. religionofpeace says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 8:49 am

    The real religion of peace person kidnapped the priest in Nigeria, we should send our Pope who understands Islam more than any Muslim to rescue the poor priest and to talk down the Islamic kidnappers.

    Allahu Akhbar, Allah bless the Pope.

  2. Gwendolyn E Mugliston says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 8:51 am

    No matter who said this, it is true.We are being very soft and must leave no stone unturned looking for his captures. It really is time to call a space a spade, gather the perpetrators and put them in pits…however that is defined.
    I pray they find Father Pallu. If he has died as I suspect, I hope God was merciful.

  3. Gwendolyn E Mugliston says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 8:53 am

    “Nigerian Catholic bishop: Western politicians damage African Christianity by “pandering” to Islam”

    Sorry, I did not include this. Gwenie

  4. PaulM says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 1:19 pm

    For goodness sake. Just send in the Pope. Once he makes them aware that he is one of their strongest and most loyal supporters they will realize their mistake and let the poor guy go, After all, islam is the only religion of peace on the entire planet, let them do what they do with impunity. Just like the entirety of the Western Governments do.

  5. St. Manuel II Palaiologos says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 2:07 pm

    But the priest in question, and his superior will likely say this has nothing to do with a proper interpretation of the Qur’an, which only teaching love, kindness and that every young child should get lollipops and gumdrops in their stockings every year… or are we talking about Christianity?

  6. Crystal says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    Those Islamists must not have the proper instruction in the Koran. Yes, it’s sarcasm.

  7. bobm says

    Oct 15, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    no doubt carrying messages from the BOSS in Rome..this is just a farce .. played out in the house of chrislam,..that ole daisy chain on the hwy to hades..

  8. Rita says

    Oct 16, 2017 at 4:44 am

    Could you please send the Pope in exchange – he is on the Kidnapper’s side, and we dont want him. A win-win-win situation.

    • Rita says

      Oct 16, 2017 at 4:48 am

      It’s probably even that dirty old man with a fetish for islamic feet-snogging, who gave the Mohamedaneans the address of the priest. Will someone please do something to get rid of this pope – seriously, send him to Nigeria with a one-way ticket.

      • mach37 says

        Oct 16, 2017 at 5:48 pm

        Truly; there is something egregiously wrong with Pope Francis, that he sees no harm in Islam.

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 16, 2017 at 6:01 pm

        Rita, this pontiff *is* a dhimmi, no doubt. But the idea that he actually *wanted* this priest kidnapped is calumny.

  9. politicalqrm says

    Oct 16, 2017 at 8:56 am

    Anything from the Pope on this? Or is he still kissing the feet of muslims and probably blaming the Catholic priest for being someplace he shouldn’t be…

  10. TL says

    Oct 16, 2017 at 11:09 am

    ‘Tis a mere paper cut. Just wait until the Muslims start doing it to Papa’s shamans throughout Europe.

    At last, the liberation of Europe from the strangling vines of Jew worship is within sight. Harsh persecution of secular, postchristian trash will follow. Alas, life involves trade offs, so there will be no heavenly Europe afterwards.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 16, 2017 at 6:06 pm

      Repulsive Fascist TL wrote:

      At last, the liberation of Europe from the strangling vines of Jew worship is within sight…
      ………………..

      TL has railed against “Trinitarianism” (Christianity) before. He hates Jews and Christians–and, oddly, also secularists. It has never been what, exactly, he is in favor of.

      Note that he never really has anything negative to say about Islam, though…

  11. mach37 says

    Oct 16, 2017 at 5:45 pm

    Those who promote Islam as ‘the religion of peace’ will look at an interpretation of ‘Reliance of the Traveller’ paragraph, forget everything that comes at the beginning regarding kidnapping, and quote only the fourth option as peaceful: “… and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them.”

    Nevermind the beginning: “… first, to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them …” and “third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners.”

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 16, 2017 at 6:22 pm

      They will also ignore the sacralizing of kidnapping in the first place.

  12. gravenimage says

    Oct 16, 2017 at 5:54 pm

    Nigeria: Muslims kidnap Italian Catholic priest
    …………………………..

    Yes–this is mainstream Islam, and has been since the days of the foul “Prophet”

    I will pray for Father Maurizio Pallù.

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