Father Matt Foley No one steals from God. Catholic Priest fights robbers Articles / In The News Date: Jun 25, 2004 - 03:58 PM Father Matt Foley I really like this guy. Will you stand with me in prayer for him. He is a Catholic Priest from St. Agnes Church in Chicago he stoped bandits from robbing the Chruch. He held one of them to the ground until police come. I like what he said: "No One Steals From God" CBS 2 'No One Steals From God' Chicago Priest Chases Down Church Bandits Jun 24, 2004 8:35 am US/Mountain CHICAGO(CBS)Two men who allegedly tried to rob a Chicago Catholic Church late Wednesday afternoon are in police custody after a priest chased them down. The collection box at St. Agnes Church on the Southwest side had been robbed before so the priest and church volunteers were on alert. Through video security cameras, they saw a man brazenly lay out tools and try to pry open the box where about $300 was kept. Father Matt Foley ran from the rectory to the church and grabbed the man’s tools. They fought in the church and the altercation spilled into the street and then the alley. While parishioners called police Father Foley tried to keep the robber from stabbing him. “He had threatened me that he had a knife so I saw the knife pouch on his belt. So, knowing that he had a knife .......... Please Click here to enter a PRAYER for Father Foley. I really like this guy. Let's prayer the favor and protection of the Lord on Him and His Church. I had to physically keep his hand away from the knife so I wouldn’t be harmed. So I put him basically in a half-nelson and held him to the ground,” said Father Foley. Police arrested two men, 24-year-old Mark Lopez and 44-year-old Arturo Camarillo, who Father Foley says had received meals and other charity from his church. They are holding the suspects at the 10th District. Father Foley said he learned to fight growing up with four brothers and two sisters. He said he would take a similar risk again to save the church's money. He says, "No one steals from God." This article comes from World's Largest Prayer Board Annointed.net News http://www.annointed.net/ The URL for this story is: http://www.annointed.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=615