Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho is thought to be the highest-ranking Chaldean Catholic clergyman to be killed in the violence in Iraq. He was the Archbishop of Mosul which, along with Baghdad, has been one of the worst places for attacks on Christians. For the Christians still remaining in Mosul the reaction may very well be that this death is neither the first nor likely to be the last. The Barnabas Fund, a charity in the UK that has tried to help Iraqi Christians, says there have been some very nasty cases of Christians being abducted, tortured and then killed and it says many Christians in Iraq are now deadened to the violence. Bombs But on the other hand the Archbishop was very high-profile and that will have a shock value. What might make a difference to the reaction to this news is whether the Archbishop, who was elderly, just died of the stress of being kidnapped or was actively tortured and murdered. He was reported to be on medication for heart problems. Exactly how he died is not clear yet. But his death is the latest in a string of attacks on churches, […]