Here is a salient passage on hostage-taking 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. (Umdat al-Salik o9.14)
A revered Islamic jurist, Al-Mawardi, agrees with ‘Umdat al-Salik:
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 Niger,” This Day, September 18, 2018 (thanks to Benedict):
Italian Priest Kidnapped in Nigerian Italian Catholic priest who was working as a missionary in Niger Republic has been kidnapped, a Vatican news agency reported on Tuesday.
Father Pierluigi Maccalli of the Society of African Missions (SMA) was abducted overnight, Agenzia Fides reported, quoting another Catholic priest based in Niger, Father Mauro Armanino.
Maccalli organised meetings against local practices like circumcision and female genital mutilation, and this “may be one of the reasons for the kidnapping, according to local sources,’’ Fides said.
A Niger government spokesman, Abdourahamane Zakaria, confirmed the kidnapping of an Italian near the border with Burkina Faso.
The Niger Defence Ministry added that the abductee was a priest….
In a second report, Fides said it heard from unnamed SMA sources that the priest was “probably taken across the border’’ to Burkina Faso where jihadist groups have set up bases.
mortimer says
If Father Pierluigi Maccalli is ever released by his captors, he should have a nice chat with Pope Frank the Dhimmi pope and explain to him the ways in which normative Islam is VIOLENT AND INCOMPATIBLE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS.
Muslims observe modern human rights codes by IGNORING discriminatory Sharia law.
Indiana Tom says
Pope Francis seems to be a product of Latin American Liberation Theology. Seriously.
StellaSaidSo says
Indeed, Frankie is a product of Liberation Theology. Also, he is 100% on board with the globalist agenda, and has the Kalergi Prize to prove it.
Terra Nova says
Who is this SUCURI firm who takes the right to throw me out of JW already for half a year. Who gives them the right. You should be sued and you will.
Terry Gain says
Pope Francis is not able to comment as he is attending an inter-faith meeting.
DHazard says
This man’s faith was way too obvious. Islam wants quiet, fearful, deferential, jizya paying Christians with collapsing churches. And they also want everybody to believe they don’t want all of that. But they NEVER take into account the possibility that the Bible wasn’t corrupted.
Indiana Tom says
It was not corrupted enough to change Christian Doctrine.
Embarrassment of Riches. Thousands of old documents and manuscripts are in concordance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zn1mvL4oHA
Carol the 1st says
Jay Smith says SA is knocking itself out to quickly put tons of concrete and skyscrapers all around the Kaaba. Reason being they KNOW that archeology will NOT turn up sites such as e.g. that where supposedly Khadija lived.
Isn’t it extremely strange for muslims to want to CEMENT OVER archeological proofs about Moe and his venerated life and storyline?
Indiana Tom says
Muslims kidnap Catholic priest who organized meetings against female genital mutilation
Pope Francis will probably condemn the priest for disturbing the Muslims free practice of religion.
gravenimage says
Niger: Muslims kidnap Catholic priest who organized meetings against female genital mutilation
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This poor man. I pray he will be safe.
Of course, pious Muslims *hate* anyone who stands against the mutilation of children. *Ugh*.
Hari singh says
I agree we should pray for this dedicated christians. African Catholics are very pious and dedicated and have suffered persecution From Muslims for years.
We should also notify our respective goverments and ask them to help the priest.
kouldb says
I’ve got as much sympathy for idiotic Christians, who endlessly betray their own,by welcoming millions of fake refugees. And/or spend their moronic self-indulgent lives trying to save the third-world from itself. As I have for the Muslims who kidnap them.
StellaSaidSo says
Indeed, our crusader ancestors would spin in their graves if they knew how craven are the Christian leaders of today, and how limp and docile are the flocks who willingly follow such cowards.