Father Sinnott released

john-joe

Father Sinnott released just now,

for those who care.....

It has been confirmed tonight that Fr Michael Sinnott, an elderly Irish priest held captive by a kidnap gang in the Philippines, has been released

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Sinnott has been freed.

The missionary was abducted from his gated compound in Pagadian City on the island of Mindanao on October 11.

Father Sinnott - A Columban Missionary originally from Wexford was taken hostage by armed gunmen in Pagadian city on October 11th.

The 79 year old - who has a heart condition - appeared in a video pleading for his release almost a fortnight ago.

His kidnappers were demanding $2m (€1.3m) for his release.

It is not yet clear if a ransom was paid.

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/fr-michael-sinnott-released-433946.html#ixzz0Wabp1IQP

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/fr-michael-sinnott-released-433946.html


Thanks Dr. B

oppenheimer1

john-joe wrote: »

Father synott released just now,

for those who care.....

And he is??

Borneo Fnctn

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

And he is??

Take a wild guess.

john-joe

Yer man, ya know, whats his name, father sinnott....

bigron2109

Show the man abit of respect.

He is a 79 yr old man who has been held capitive with out his medication for doing nothing wrong only help people.

oppenheimer1

bigron2109 wrote: »

Show the man abit of respect.

He is a 79 yr old man who has been held capitive with out his medication for doing nothing wrong only help people.

Thanks for explainig... OP was a little vague

AckwelFoley

Thrilled.

Borneo Fnctn

bigron2109 wrote: »

Show the man abit of respect.

He is a 79 yr old man who has been held capitive with out his medication for doing nothing wrong only help people.

Whoops!

genericguy

i'm sure we paid for him, just like we paid 150k* for your woman from GOAL.

*citation not handy for obvious reasons

john-joe

john-joe wrote: »

Yer man, ya know, whats his name, father synott....

whats his username?

john-joe

Deleted User wrote: »

whats his username?

Thank fcuk for that

Thread is brilliant.

mikom

john-joe wrote: »

Father synott released just now,

for those who care.....

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

And he is??

Fr synott..... Im a huge fan of his, he gives good mass, he really knows how to work the altar, look at that chalice work........

wudangclan

Deleted User wrote: »

whats his username?

here

admiralofthefleet

i wonder how much nazi gold the vatican gave for his release

Ann22

I also thought it was an angry 'Ffs! Another pervy priest on the loose' thread:(. I read up on him just there, as I began reading I discovered he was being held captive by a group of Milfs and I thought..things mightn't have been too bad....again I realised I was assuming:(.

brummytom

Very good news

It's Father Sinnott btw.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1111/sinnottm.html

Fr Michael Sinnott, the Irish priest who was being held hostage by rebels in the Philippines has been released.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said that he is personally delighted and relieved that Fr Sinnott has been freed by his captors.

The release of Fr Michael represents a successful conclusion of a major diplomatic effort by the Irish and Philippine governments.

The Department of Foreign Affairs says no ransom was paid by the Irish Government.

Fr Sinnott, a member of the Missionaries of St Columban, was taken captive on 11 October.

He was over there trying to help people, and was kidnapped. That's fucking disgusting

4zn76tysfajdxp

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Still none the clearer if he's not a pedo.

Less of the "paedo" jokes, please.

The guy

That's good news.

john-joe

While I agree it is good news for Mr. Synott and his family:), I hope he knows what a state this country is in since he left... :mad:


probably be on the next plane back over to the philippines

TheZohanS

That's great news.

He didn't look too well in the kidnap photo.

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john-joe

TheZohan wrote: »

That's great news.

He didn't look too well in the kidnap photo.

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He looked like he was giving up...

a bit of good news for a change, a nice xmas present for his family & parish

token56

genericguy wrote: »

i'm sure we paid for him, just like we paid 150k* for your woman from GOAL.

*citation not handy for obvious reasons

I'd much rather pay 150k to realise a charity worker who has been captured than give just under half that amount to some civil servant as a bonus.

Anyway its good to hear he is free and in good health.

segaBOY

Great news, glad to hear he's been released.

Fr. Sinnott has been doing great work for years. Brilliant news.

5starpool

A priest has no need of a MILF anyways.

AcePuppetMaster

I'm delighted!!!

Jesus Wept

Thread needs more milfs.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Steven Steep Flagpole wrote: »

Less of the "paedo" jokes, please.

Wasn't a joke - had genuinely no idea wwho he was as I'm not as uptodate with home news as I should be. Apologies.

nacho libre

Excellent news for a change.

just waiting for someone to say it's his own fault for putting himself in harms way that he was captured and decrying that a ransom was paid for him too :rolleyes:

as much as i detest what members of the Catholic Church have done in this country, at the same time, some of the people i admire the most are people like him who are part of this institution.

Novella

That's amazing, great news. When I saw that video of him about two weeks ago, I was gutted. He didn't look well and it made me feel sick to think that somebody could sink so low as to kidnap an elderly man who was guilty of nothing except going out of his way to help others.

john-joe

nacho libre wrote: »

Excellent news for a change.

just waiting for someone to say it's his own fault for putting himself in harms way that he was captured and decrying that a ransom was paid for him too :rolleyes:

as much as i detest what members of the Catholic Church have done in this country, at the same time, some of the people i admire the most are people like him who are part of this institution.

I was thinking the same thing, but I really believe that the man is a gracious man and I only wish there were more like him out there.

It would be a ransom I would be willing to contribute to.

Aidric

I'm glad to see this frail, elderly priest has been released. He was doing thankless and dangerous work in an inhospitable part of the world.

Min

Great news he is released and great news for his family, friends and community.

dan719

nacho libre wrote: »

just waiting for someone to say it's his own fault for putting himself in harms way that he was captured and decrying that a ransom was paid for him too :rolleyes:

Big difference in this case, is that this man is a man of the cloth, and as such any ransom would not be paid by the government but rather the Catholic Church. So it would have no impact on other Irish people abroad or the state coffers. I have nothing but the greatest respect for Fr Sinnot and those like him.

I notice that this has not stirred the media much, but then again, I suppose he is not; female, mildly attractive and upper class. I still stand by everything I said about Sharon Commins.

Kold

dan719 wrote: »

I notice that this has not stirred the media much, but then again, I suppose he is not; female, mildly attractive and upper class.

Fukyeah, Maddie.

partyatmygaff

I am truly happy for him and his family, Glad that he is in good health.

rizzee

Next pope FTW

dan719

Kold wrote: »

Fukyeah, Maddie.

Love it.

Doc

wudangclan wrote: »

here

randypriest has not made any friends yet

I wonder why?

aDeener

i suppose he's about 80 now?

AnonoBoy

aDeener wrote: »

i suppose he's about 80 now?

No no that's Father Shorthall.

General Zod

Good to see he's released.

Jesus Wept

nacho libre wrote: »

Excellent news for a change.

just waiting for someone to say it's his own fault for putting himself in harms way that he was captured and decrying that a ransom was paid for him too :rolleyes:

You doubt a ransom was paid enough to put a :rolleyes:.

pheww-eee.

ShooterSF

token56 wrote: »

I'd much rather pay 150k to realise a charity worker who has been captured than give just under half that amount to some civil servant as a bonus.

Anyway its good to hear he is free and in good health.

I too would like to see a price tag attached to every Irish charity worker that travels abroad too

Pride Fighter

The MILF taking our priests, wikipedia says this of the MILF

Over the next month, several M.I.L.F. commanders were tagged by government officials as having initiated an offensive campaign.

:D



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front

nacho libre

The-Rigger wrote: »

You doubt a ransom was paid enough to put a :rolleyes:.

pheww-eee.

The-Rigger wrote: »

You doubt a ransom was paid enough to put a :rolleyes:.

pheww-eee.

what?

are you saying that a ransom - which more than likely there was one - should not have been paid? i put the roll eyes in for people who would prefer that a ransom wasn't paid. Although, as was pointed out to me it's unlikely the government would have been paying it. Even if they did, most Irish people wouldn't be against it for a person who has given his life over to help others.