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Priest may be defrocked for using the word terrorist

April 7, 2011 By 8 Comments

Juha MolariA priest in Finland faces being defrocked after describing one of the world's most-wanted criminals as a 'terrorist'. He was referring to Doku Umarov, the man behind the Moscow metro and airport bombings, among other crimes. RT's Ekaterina Gracheva met the churchman, whose words are leaving him accused of inciting religious hatred.

Dolu Umarov's website is banned in Russia, but is available in Finland and his group has open standing in downtown Helsinki, where it legally operates.  When Juha Molari made a stand, the group threatened to cut his head off and kill his family.

Molari went to the police about the threat and was himself prosecuted.

Russia is only 400 kilometers away, where Umarov is wanted for arrest.   In the meantime, Molari has changed his address and divorced his wife in order to protect her and the children.  He is thinking of moving to Russia.

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  • http://accuratepsychicreadingsnow.com Elizabeth Holloway

    Defrocking …. wow! I wonder how this will affect other priests from taking a stand in the future.

    • http://www.goddiscussion.com admin

      It seems extreme, doesn't it … particularly in light of the aftermath of Terry Jones' Koran burning.

  • http://www.houseofbetazed.com Mriana

    So a priest gets defrocked for using the word 'terrorist', but a priest doesn't get defrocked for sexually molesting children? That makes no sense.

  • Jason

    Thank God my ancestors left Europe.

  • Herman

    Part I of sharia: prohibit free speech!

  • George K.

    Western world must separate itself from all those crazy, underdeveloped, islam followers…. They will kill each other eventually…..

  • A Finn

    This story is rubbish. It's too twisted to start correcting, really, but suffice it to say that it's two fringe groups at each others' throats (kavkazcenter, spreading propaganda for Chechens, and SAFKA, spreading propaganda for chauvinist Russians).

    Don't get excited, it's not worth it.

  • Another Finn

    This story does not tell you about Finland. It tells you how poor Russian journalism is. This news is completely rubbish.

    I know the story of this poor priest. I have followed his case and blog for two years. He does not preach about God, but how magnificient Russia and Vladimir Putin are. His blog is only about praising Putin. All critics of Putin are Russophobes, according to Molari, even those critics that are ethnic Russians.

    According to this priest all Chechens living in Finland are terrorists, (newertheless that many of them are children and born in Finland.) This statement was the reason he was called to police. He has written as well, that Estonian economy is based on theft, whores, and drug exports. And that our president is the "godmother of Estonian apartheid system".