Israel Matzav

Vatican says it's concerned with Islamic extremism

Without any sarcasm whatsoever, let me say that I am glad that they noticed and have come out against it: The Vatican is concerned about an increase in Islamic extremism (Hat Tip: Will).

The director of the Holy See Press Office has used his weekly message to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians.

“The recent annual report of the international evangelical non-governmental organization Open Doors on the persecution of Christians in the world contains a world index of persecution according to which the first ten places are occupied by the following countries in descending order: North Korea, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Iran, Maldives, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Iraq and Pakistan,” notes Father Federico Lombardi.

“Among the most serious concerns, the increase in Islamic extremism merits special attention,” he continued. “Persons and organizations dedicated to extremist Islamic ideology perpetrate terrible acts of violence in many places throughout the world: the Boko Haram sect in Nigeria is but one example. Then there is the climate of insecurity that unfortunately in some countries accompanies the so-called “Arab spring”--a climate that drives many Christians to flee and even to emigrate.”

I think he should have added Egypt and Gaza to the list, and I am grateful that he did not mention Israel (which does not persecute Christians) for the sake of political correctness.

Look for Muslim seething rage in 3... 2... 1....

Labels: Christians in Muslim countries

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:25 PM