Witnesses To Priest Murdered By ISIS Detail His Last Moments

[Valin]

Townhall/Tipsheet:

Christine Rousselle

Oct 09, 2016

 

In July, Fr. Jacques Hamel was murdered while celebrating Mass at his parish in Normandy, France. Pope Francis recently announced that the Vatican was going to open formal investigation as to whether his death constitutes an act of martyrdom in order to canonize him as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

 

Normally, there is a five-year waiting period before the sainthood process can begin, but Pope Francis waived this waiting period as the majority of the witnesses to Fr. Hamel's death are elderly and may pass away before five years are up. Now, those witnesses have begun sharing the story of Fr. Hamel's last moments on earth.

 

Sr. Danielle, one of the nuns attending Mass that day, confirmed that Fr. Hamel's last words were "Be gone, Satan!", which he yelled out twice before his throat was slit.

 

(Snip)