Hilarion Capucci: Arms-smuggling Archbishop dies aged 94

Jan 3, '17, 4:35 pm

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Hilarion Capucci: Arms-smuggling Archbishop dies aged 94 Quote: A former Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem who was convicted of smuggling arms for Palestinian militants has died aged 94. Monsignor Hilarion Capucci served two years of a 12-year sentence in Israel before the Vatican helped secure his release . . . Although he reportedly angered a number of American captives with his comments during a visit to check on their welfare in 1980, he did play a key role in the transfer of the bodies of eight US airmen killed in a failed rescue mission. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38489550 __________________ "It's a free country; you can say whatever you want." --Old American Saying (U.S. Postal Service stamp-- from 1977 Americana series which extols freedom of speech and features a Speaker's Stand decorated with an American Flag shield.)