“As the terrorists themselves say, their purpose is to eliminate the Christian presence from those lands either by physically destroying Christians or by terrorizing them into renouncing the faith or fleeing,”
[The Jews have already fled during the creation of Israel, and now it seem the Christians are following them.]
Source: Reuters
The pope said "true freedom to live and profess one's faith" don't actually exist in Muslim countries of the Middle East. He said while there is freedom of worship, the actual freedom to do so "is many times very limited". He said freedom of religion is a fundamental human right which all states should respect and should be subject of dialogue with Muslims. The comments were made at the end of a synod of Catholic bishops at the Vatican to discuss the future of embattled Christians in the Middle East. Conflict, discrimination and economic problems have forced Christians to leave the region, resulting in their ever decreasing presence there.
Source: AP
