Santiago, Chile, Jan 12, 2018 / 02:42 pm (ACI Prensa).- Just days before Pope Francis’ visit to Chile, three Catholic churches in the capital of Santiago were attacked by unknown assailants.
A fourth church – Christ the Poor Man Shrine – was targeted by a bomb threat and was subsequently investigated by a bomb squad.
Hours before, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in the Estación Central district was fire bombed. The arsonists fled the scene, leaving behind messages against the Holy Father’s visit to the country.
“Pope Francis, the next bombs will be in your cassock,” said a pamphlet left behind.
The community of priests that live at Saint Elizabeth’s and the neighbors immediately worked to extinguish the fire, which damaged the entrance doors and several windows.
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Yet, the Mountain Iron resident had a message for anyone who would listen: âGod is good.â
It wasnât exactly what everyone might expect from someone faced with such dire circumstances.
The life-of-the-party man, who enjoyed boating, camping, hunting and cooking; who reveled in hosting big gatherings for friends and family with his wife and kids; who worked tirelessly to help people who had physical ailments during a long career in orthotics and prosthetics, was facing impending death.
He was suddenly the vulnerable one, wasting away to the crippling effects of ALS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often known as Lou Gehrig s disease â a progressive, incurable condition that breaks down nerve cells causing muscles to weaken and eventually become paralyzed â was wreaking havoc on his body at great speed.
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