An Assyrian bishop who was stabbed during a service at his Sydney church this week said on Thursday (April 18) he was recovering quickly and that he had forgiven his attacker.<br /><br />Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel made the comments in an audio message posted on social media, his first since the attack that occurred during a livestreamed church service on Monday (April 15).<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline