Pope Francis: persecution against Christians is now greater than the early church

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Pope Francis has condemned persecution against Christians in a revealing interview with Spanish ‘La Vanguardia’ magazine, in which he also addressed fundamentalism, poverty and his own legacy.

“What I would like to be clear on is one thing, I am convinced that the persecution against Christians today is stronger than in the first centuries of the Church,” the Pontiff declared according to an article published last week.

“Today there are more Christian martyrs than in that period. And, it’s not because of fantasy, it’s because of the numbers.”

He added: “The persecuted Christians are a concern that touches me very deeply as a pastor…In some places it is prohibited to have a Bible or teach the catechism or wear a cross.”

christiantoday.com/article/pope.francis.persecution.against.christians.is.now.greater.than.the.early.church/38137.htm
 
So who exactly are the persecutors? I know a lot of anti-Christian people.
 
As Ive said before, Its only a matter of time before this starts happening the US on a grand scale, Jesus, and the bible told us these times would be very bad, so we really shouldnt be shocked when Christianity is outlawed…Im actually surprised it hasnt happened yet here!
 
ProVobis said:
So who exactly are the persecutors? I know a lot of anti-Christian people.
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The most obvious people for me are irreligious people from the West (think Dawkins and his brainless disciples who are scowering the Internet trolling Christians). But there are a significant proportion of Christians being persecuted in the Muslim World.

But we shouldn’t generalize religious (or non-religious) groups. There are Muslims in the Muslim world who do protect Christian minorities. There are irreligious people who are at least sensitive and respectful of Christian beliefs while disagreeing with them. Overgeneralization is dangerous.
 
CatholicWhovian said:
But we shouldn’t generalize religious (or non-religious) groups. There are Muslims in the Muslim world who do protect Christian minorities. There are irreligious people who are at least sensitive and respectful of Christian beliefs while disagreeing with them. Overgeneralization is dangerous.
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I agree.

In fact, I think there is some Church teaching against stereotyping.
 
Mark121359 said:
Christians are being persecuted in a lot of places, Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan. Take a look at the cleansing of Christians in Iraq right now.

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And China where there are so many Christians forced underground.
 
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