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Sonny Bill Williams has shared a shocking message about the Sydney's church sermon stabbing from controversial influencer Andrew Tate.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney's west on Monday just after 7pm when a 15-year-old boy dressed in black walked up to the altar and allegedly stabbed him multiple times.
Horrifying footage of the incident, which was being broadcast live on the church's YouTube page, shows Bishop Emmanuel look up in astonishment as the attacker suddenly rains down blows on his face and head.
That footage quickly circulated on social media, with former All Blacks star Williams, 38, sharing it from Andrew Tate's X account with a message to bishop Emmanuel.
Tate, who is facing allegations of rape, captioned the video of the attack: 'Anti Zionist preacher "Stopping killing little Muslim girls, they are angels" stabbed in Sydney Australia'.
Sonny Bill Williams shared a message from accused rapist Andrew Tate as he reacted to a shocking stabbing in a Sydney church on Monday night
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a service he gave in Sydney (pictured)
The two-time Rugby World Cup winner shared the clip from Tate, posting: 'Praying for his full recovery,' alongside an open palm emoji.
The horror incident sparked unrest outside the church as hundreds gathered in protest, hurling bottles and bricks at a hastily-erected police barrier as chants of 'an eye for an eye' and 'bring him out' could be heard.
Footage immediately after the attack has emerged of the alleged attacker being pinned down on his front by at least three people, including a police officer, as he smiles and appears to mock his captors.
One man, with blood visible on his jeans, sits with his legs straddling the alleged attacker's head.
'People are praying and you come and
