Servant of God Akash Bashir

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The Vatican has approved the diocesan inquiry into the martyrdom of Pakistani Catholic Akash Bashir.

Bashir was a 20 year old security volunteer at his local Catholic Church and trapped a terrorist trying to detonate a car bomb inside the Church. The terrorist detonated the bomb and killed himself and Akash as well as two others.

At a church of Christ in the same town, a terrorist from the same organization detonated a bomb at a CoC service and over a dozen died with 70+ injuries.

Bashir was declared a "servant of God" 2 years ago and it is my hope he will be canonized, as he is a wonderful example to young Arab Catholics about the power of the faith.


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Quo Vadis? said:

The Vatican has approved the diocesan inquiry into the martyrdom of Pakistani Catholic Akash Bashir.

Bashir was a 20 year old security volunteer at his local Catholic Church and trapped a terrorist trying to detonate a car bomb inside the Church. The terrorist detonated the bomb and killed himself and Akash as well as two others.

At a church of Christ in the same town, a terrorist from the same organization detonated a bomb at a CoC service and over a dozen died with 70+ injuries.

Bashir was declared a "servant of God" 2 years ago and it is my hope he will be canonized, as he is a wonderful example to young Arab Catholics about the power of the faith.



Just a minor nitpick here... Akash wasn't Arab. Pakistanis aren't Arab or Middle Eastern. Culturally, linguistically, ethnically, genetically - mostly South Asian.

I was born in Pakistan and I do recall that the local maternal hospital where I was born was a Ismaili institution (Aga Khan) which was partially staffed by a local chapter of Catholic nuns. My dad was an administrator for the hospital and the L&D nurse attending my mom was one of the sisters.
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