Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 1968 – 2 March 2011), popularly known as Shahbaz Bhatti, was a Pakistani politician and elected member of the National Assembly from 2008. He was the first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs from November 2008 until his assassination on 2 March 2011 in Islamabad. Bhatti, a Roman Catholic, was an outspoken critic of Pakistan's blasphemy laws and the only Christian in the Cabinet. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for his killing and called him a blasphemer of Mohammad.
You can read the touching story of this courageous Catholic by clicking here.
The 21st century has its martyrs too. Through their witness, we will continue to be a holy Church. It makes it easier for me to be convinced that no one should cry at my funeral.
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Thank you for the story on Shahbaz Bhatti.So true what the Holy Father said that "where Islam has a monocultural dominance it easily sees itself as a counterweight to the Western world... the sense of truth can become narrow to the point of becoming intolerance thus making coexistence with Christians very difficult."
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