Sydney bishop says he ‘forgives’ alleged attacker after church stabbing

A police forensic officer at the Christ the Good Shepherd church in suburban Wakely in western Sydney, Australia (Mark Baker/AP)

A bishop who was stabbed while delivering a sermon at a church in western Sydney says he has “forgiven” his alleged attacker.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and the Reverend Isaac Royel were allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old boy during an Assyrian Orthodox service, which was being streamed online, at Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakely on Monday night.