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news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-names-800-saints-one-235904106.html
The source is secular but I thought it appropriate to add.
Peace,
Ed
The source is secular but I thought it appropriate to add.
Peace,
Ed
Yes, but it does throw another light on things. I’m not disputing their sainthood.Who killed them isn’t important, what’s important is they died for their faith. This isn’t political.
At first when I heard the news I thought it unusual, because all the news station said was that hundreds were canonized and I was confused (U.S. mediaI’d like to mention that the main TV station here in Germany reported on the matter using rather euphemistic wording. On their website, they stated “The pope has canonised more than 800 new saints from Italy, who were killed for refusing to renounce Christianity”. No mention of who they were slain by. I may be reading a bit much into it, but the attitude of this particular outlet is generally “politically correct” in terms of Islam, i.e. “Religion of Peace”.
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But there are others who are suffering for their faith whose persecutors are not Moslem, like those in Communist China. The thing about saints is that they are for all of us, so here it was probably better that the Pope left out that it was Moslems who did it.I find it disheartening that Pope Francis failed to directly mention Islam when he spoke about Christians being persecuted today. Here is his quote:
catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17848
While we venerate the Martyrs of Otranto, let us ask God to sustain the many Christians who, precisely at this time, now, and in many parts of the world, are still suffering violence, that He give them the valour to be faithful and to respond to evil with good.
How can we confront evil when the leader of our faith is afraid to address the name of that evil?
We need a Pope who is not afraid to tell the truth in no uncertain terms.
Agreed. I think that Francis was highlighting all Catholics suffering from religious persecution.But there are others who are suffering for their faith whose persecutors are not Moslem, like those in Communist China. The thing about saints is that they are for all of us, so here it was probably better that the Pope left out that it was Moslems who did it.
And perhaps by calling us out of our comfortable armchairs he is, no?The Pope should be mentioning the exact name of the ideologies, faiths, nations and regimes that are persecuting Christians. Instead he chose not to “offend” which is the politically correct route.
The Pope has the biggest bully pulpit in the world. If he were to mention who, where, why and when our fellow Christians are being persecuted it would do more to help bring awareness to these horrible crimes and galvanize the civilized world into taking action to stop it.
The mainstream news media is basically ignoring the persecution of Christians all around the world. A courageous Pope who is unafraid to speak the truth about this would be far more effective than a timid Pope in bringing these terrible incidents to light.
The Roman Catholic Church is fighting for it’s life all around the world. We need a bold Pope – a real leader, a real shepherd – that is not afraid to speak the truth and cry out against evil.
Pope Francis should listen to the wise words of St. Catherine of Siena:
“Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.”
I find it disheartening that Pope Francis failed to directly mention Islam when he spoke … How can we confront evil when the leader of our faith is afraid to address the name of that evil?
We need a Pope who is not afraid to tell the truth in no uncertain terms.
You’re assuming quite a bit to attribute all this fear and political correctness to the pope.… he chose not to “offend” which is the politically correct route. … We need a bold Pope – a real leader, a real shepherd – that is not afraid to speak the truth and cry out against evil.