All kidding aside, the killing of some Christians -- even if it's a very small group of three -- during these chaotic times, no matter where they are in the world, cannot be good for the overall state of the world. I'm sure if he wanted to, His Royal Pope-iness could inflict Crusades 2.0 on Indonesia to avenge the lives of those men.
Indonesian officials issued a last-minute stay of execution Friday night for three Christian militiamen on death row, but they added that the sentences would still be carried out.
The delay came hours after an appeal by Pope Benedict XVI to Indonesia's president to spare the men, who were found guilty of killing Muslims in religious clashes in 2000 on Sulawesi island.
Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwu and Dominggus da Silva had been scheduled to die by firing squad early Saturday.
Speaking minutes before the men were scheduled to be killed, national police chief Gen. Sutanto said the executions would be carried out after Aug. 20, but gave no exact date.
He said Sulawesi officials had told him the execution was delayed because they were too busy preparing for celebrations to mark Indonesia's independence on Aug. 17.
"This is just a matter of timing," Sutanto told reporters in Jakarta.
Sheesh, he makes it sound like their BBQ got rained out.
In any case, when does Bush come in with his "Islamic fascists" speech for this?
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