Pope to Pakistan: Protect Your Christians

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pope francis  a plea for peaceFamily members mourn over a victim of the Lahore suicide bombing on Easter Sunday.
Pope Francis has called on Pakistan to protect Christians and the country’s other religious minorities after a Taliban faction targeted worshippers celebrating Easter.

The Argentine pontiff denounced the “vile and senseless” suicide bombing in a public park in Lahore on Sunday, in which at least 70 people were killed, in an address to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Monday. Francis appealed to the Pakistani “civil authorities and all community leaders…to do everything possible to ensure the security and serenity of the population, particularly the most vulnerable religious minorities.”

The attack was claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, which said it was specifically targeting Christians, though the majority of victims were actually Muslims who had also gathered in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. Pakistan has an overwhelming Muslim majority, with Christians, Hindus and other religious minorities making up an estimated 3.6 percent of the population of almost 200 million, according to the CIA World Factbook.

In response to the attack, Pakistani officials said they would launch a crackdown on Islamist militants in the province of Punjab, of which Lahore is the capital. More than 200 people have been detained in connection with the attack and more than 5,000 people have been questioned, Punjab’s law minister Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday.

Francis has previously spoken out against the persecution of Christians around the world, including in Iraq and Syria, where Christians and other religious minorities suffer under the rule of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). In his Easter Sunday address, the pope urged people to use “the weapons of love” to combat terrorism, citing recent attacks in Brussels, Turkey, Nigeria and other places.

Newsweek

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19 responses to “Pope to Pakistan: Protect Your Christians”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Headline correction … “…Christians and the country’s other religious minorities”.
    (although mostly they maim and kill Muslims ….. kids and women.)

      1. Btru2u Avatar

        Is that what western news tells you.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Actually, those stories are rarely heard here … those are from Hariri’s paper.
          Sometimes, a few fast one-liners might be heard, of course, before they get to sports and weather … knowing if there will be more snow seems more important to the daily lives.
          Some don’t even heed that, of course ….

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Gotta admit it’s a bit of a search … here’s the 2007 report of the annual event.
            Yours is 2015 … Perhaps some annual events are not as exciting as bomb reports. 😉
            http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6279416.stm
            That’s not to say that there are not many calling for the same thing – cohabitation is possible, as long as everyone follows the laws of the country.
            http://www.opposingviews.com/i/world/religious-groups-come-together-denounce-brussels-attacks

  2. the overwhelming majority of the victims of terrorism are muslims,

    1. man-o-war Avatar
      man-o-war

      True, and you know what else is true? The overwhelming majority of suicide attacks are committed by Muslims. You know what else is true? The overwhelming majority of suicide attackers happen to be Sunni.

      1. Btru2u Avatar

        You have to be very naive to believe that. The only beneficiaries from these attacks are the arms and drugdealers ,as well oil giants . An ideology that ruled the world for 1400years is not that stupid. Only greedy material interests from zionist and western supporters are that that stupid. Their day in the sun is coming to an end soon inshallah .

    2. PatienceTew Avatar
      PatienceTew

      Just look at what the “Original Muslim” did to his ‘own’ people.

  3. Btru2u Avatar

    Don’t let anyone poison you with lies!

    “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” – Malcolm X

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Malcolm X is your hero for slogans now? ;-)))

  4. Btru2u Avatar

    Maybe the pope should learn Arabic

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      When Sebastia learns Italian? But I’m sure the Pope has heard Palestinians are ALSO Christian.
      I knew one in Beirut …. Baptist, actually.

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