The Vatican has announced the possibility of using force to protect minority groups in Islamic State held parts of Syria and Iraq.
In an interview to a U.S Catholic website- Crux, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said the jihadists were committing “genocide” and must be stopped. The Vatican’s Ambassador in Rome told Crux : “What’s needed is a coordinated and well-thought-out coalition to do everything possible to achieve a political settlement without violence, but if that’s not possible, then the use of force will be necessary.”
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Tomasi’s words follow repeated condemnations of Islamic State by Pope Francis, who decried the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya in February and has said it is “lawful” to stop an unjust aggressor.
The ambassador’s comments were published on the same day a group of countries led by the Holy See, Russia and Lebanon issued a statement calling on the international community to support all ethnic and religious communities in the Middle East.
The Vatican said more than 60 countries including the United States have endorsed the statement, which warns that Christians in particular now “live a serious existential threat”.
Tomasi emphasised in the interview that Christians are not the only minority group the Vatican wants to protect from Islamic State, which has beheaded Arab and western hostages and kidnapped or killed members of different religious minorities.
“Christians, Yazidis, Shi’ites, Sunnis, Alawites, all are human beings whose rights deserve to be protected,” he said. “Christians are a special target at this moment, but we want to help them without excluding anyone.”
Tomasi said any anti-Islamic State coalition should include the Muslim states of the Middle East and be guided by the United Nations.
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I believe too that World War 3 has already begun. There are two aggressors, the lessor is Godless secularism where government tries to play a role that only God can do. The greater is Radical Islamic Jihad. They have already declared War on all in the world who do not yield to Islam and Sharia Law. This is a dual war, traditional ,but primarily spiritual. Christianity needs shine the light of truth on Islam whether the leaders like it or not. LOVE and TRUTH are the only weapons capable of winning the hearts and souls of the world. We need to take our great commission to go forth and teach all Nations seriously. Timidity and Political Correctness is impotent.
I believe as well that World War 3 has already begun. There are two aggressors, the lessor is Godless secularism, where government tries to play a role that only God can do through His Church here on Earth..
The greater threat is Radical Islamic Jihad. They have already declared War on all in the world who do not yield to Islam and Sharia Law. This is a dual war, traditional ,but primarily spiritual. Christianity needs shine the light of truth on Islam whether the leaders of Islam like it or not. LOVE and TRUTH are the only weapons capable of winning hearts and souls of mankind in this world. We need to take our Great Commission to go forth and teach all Nations seriously. Timidity and Political Correctness is impotent and stifles the truth of God’s word as revealed. Only by knowing the Truth and His revealed word will peace prevail.
There is only one God and that is not Allah. This false man made religion needs to be exposed.Islamist are not of God, as shown by their self serving mindset Until the truth prevails, whatever means are necessary must be employed. The Church must take the lead as this threat will not go away by itself. The confrontation is one born of deception and untruth. It needs to be aggressively exposed.and the Church alone has the truth to do so, as most Muslims are completely in the dark.