Monday, September 14, 2009

Afghan king and wife become Catholics

September 14, 1929


According to Italian Catholic circles, the former King of Afghanistan, Amanullah, and his wife, Souriya, converted to the Roman Catholic faith during their exile in Italy. It is understood that a Jesuit priest "is credited with having converted the deposed Afghan monarch."
A senior official at Cardinal Bourne's residence confirms the reports that the King, "disillusioned by reactionary Afghan mullahs," decided to convert from Islam to Christianity.

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