6 Killed in Gunman Attack on Catholic Church in Burkina Faso

This week's battle in the War on Christianity - Islam, Burkina Faso

A Burkina Faso police officer stands guard, FILE PHOTO: © AFP / Issouf Sanogo

Six people, including a priest, have been killed in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, Burkina Faso after attackers opened fire as people prayed at Sunday mass.

"Towards 9.00 am, during mass, armed individuals burst into the Catholic Church," the mayor of Dablo, Ousmane Zongo, told AFP. "They started firing as the congregation tried to flee."

Dablo is a village located 90km from Kaya in the north-central part of the country.

The attack is the first on a Catholic church since terrorist attacks began in the country in 2015. Over 350 people have been killed in the raids which have been attributed to a number of jihadist groups, including the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and the Ansarul Islam group.

Ansar ul Islam is a militant Islamist group active in Burkina Faso and in Mali. Ansar ul Islam is the Ansar Dine branch in Burkina Faso. 

Ansar Dine, also known as Ansar al-Din ("defenders of the faith") is a militant Islamist group led by Iyad Ag Ghaly, one of the most prominent leaders of the Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) who is suspected of having ties to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which is led by his cousin Hamada Ag Hama. Ansar Dine seeks to impose strict Sharia law across Mali.

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On April 29, gunmen attacked a Protestant church, killing a pastor and four worshippers in Silgadji near Djibo, which was the first attack on a church, France 24 reports.

Muslim and Christian clerics have been targeted by the groups. In February, a Spanish Catholic priest was killed in a raid in Nohao in the center of the country.

So, from murdering a priest in February to massacres in churches in April and May with increasing numbers of casualties, shows a clear progression. Sin is progressive! This will get worse before it gets better without dramatic action.

On the other hand, while Islam may celebrate the murder of 11 Christians this year in Burkina Faso, it's a good bet those martyrs went straight into the presence of Jesus Christ and were welcomed with open arms. While their murderers are flagged for judgment to stand before that same Christ. No Paradise; no virgins; just judgment, then Hell. Poor fools! They've lost and they think they've won.