Sydney: man stabs faithful and bishop during mass. The anger of the crowd who wants to lynch him, the intervention of the police – The videos

Anger and chaos in Sydney where a man stabbed several people, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, during mass in a church in the suburb of Wakeley. According to Australian media reports, the injured are not in serious condition and the alleged attacker has already been arrested. The moments of the action were seen online, while the ceremony was followed via streaming. A few days ago, six people lost their lives in a similar attack in a shopping center. In that case the police ruled out any link with terrorism. The church of Wakeley is Assyrian Christian. In addition to the bishop, some people between the ages of 20 and 70 were injured. The origin of the attack is still unclear. While the arrested man was taken away, a crowd of people protested in front of the church asking to have him in their hands. The police acted to disperse the protesters.

The hospital to which they took some of the injured, Liverpool Hospital, has been placed under lockdown. Because, as well as in front of the church, a crowd would also have gathered in front of the hospital. Not only that: the internet and social media in this case do not help to calm things down. In a video circulating online, the alleged attacker is seen being held back, while he smiles mockingly in front of a smartphone camera. The man, under arrest, was taken to an unknown location.

In a statement, the church confirmed that Father Isaac Royel was among the injured. “We ask for your prayers at this time,” the statement read. «It is the wish of the bishop and the father that you also pray for the guilty party. We also kindly ask anyone on the church premises to leave peacefully.”

Who is Bishop Mar Mati and the controversy over some of his controversial phrases

Mar Mati Emmanuel, reports Republic, had already been involved in some controversy due to some of his statements against the LGBT community. In an online sermon, which dates back to May 2023, the bishop declares: «When a man defines himself as a woman, he is no longer neither man nor woman, he is no longer human, he becomes a thing. And I will not address those who define themselves as human beings, not by my choice, but by your choice.”

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