Pope Francis, in a letter
to the church community on Friday in Jordan, slammed the "atrocious,
inhuman and inexplicable" persecution of Christians and minorities, urging
the international community not to remain silent.
This is contained in a message carried by the
Secretary General of the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI), Nunzio Galantino, to
the ecclesial community in Jordan, a country that has taken in a large number
of Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
``They are the martyrs of today, humiliated
and discriminated against for their loyalty to the Gospel.’’
The Pontiff renewed his
"solidarity appeal" on behalf "of a Church that does not forget
and does not abandon her children exiled on account of their faith.
``They know that we raise a daily prayer for
them, together with gratitude for the testimony that they offer us.’’
Francis also said his
thought goes to the communities that took in these brothers and sisters, not
looking the other way
He told the Catholics of Jordan "You have
announced the resurrection of Christ with the sharing of sorrow and the
solidarity that you have provided to the hundreds of thousands of refugees.
He said they did this ``With your bowing to
their suffering, which can stifle hope; and with your fraternal service, which
also illuminates such dark moments of existence.’’
Very unfortunate that in this age and time, people are still being persecuted because of their religious beliefs
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