If you had the ability to meet with the Pope, what would you talk to him about? There are so many topics he has already touched upon; famine, poverty, global warming, etc., but what has he not addressed?
One of the more controversial questions I would bring up would involve the Islamic State (IS) and homosexuality. The news keeps getting worse from the Middle East in regard to LGBT citizens losing their lives over just being who they are. Here is a recent report from SkyNews released on Tuesday, September 22.
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed nine men and a boy it accused of being gay in central and northern Syria, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the jihadists shot dead seven men in Rastan, a town in Homs province of central Syria, 'after accusing them of being homosexual'.
IS also executed two men and the boy in the town of Hreitan, in the northern province of Aleppo, for the same reason, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman. He said the executions were carried out in public, but that IS fighters destroyed any cameras that had been used to film the killings.
IS has used brutal violence to enforce its rule in the so-called 'caliphate' it declared in territory straddling Iraq and Syria. Along with homosexuality, witchcraft and loyalty to President Bashar al-Assad are also considered capital punishment offences in IS-controlled areas. In previous cases, IS has beheaded alleged homosexuals or thrown them from rooftops.
According to the Observatory, IS has executed more than 3000 people, including at least 1800 civilians, since it announced its caliphate in June 2014. – skynews.com.au
War, religion, and homosexuality. How could he answer that question? I'm not looking to stump the Pope, but I would be interested in hearing what he has to say about the situation. He does have a twitter account. Maybe I'll write to him and see if he answers.
The Pope has addressed the violence in the IS, but has he addressed the killing of gays?
Francis has denounced ISIS in the past. Last year, he said the violence being committed by Islamic militants was a "profoundly grave sin against God." In other remarks, he appeared to endorse the use of force to stop ISIS from persecuting religious minorities in Iraq. – nbcnews.com
What would you ask the Pope if you had the chance?
Catholic or not, do you feel the Pope is important in this day and age?
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed nine men and a boy it accused of being gay in central and northern Syria, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the jihadists shot dead seven men in Rastan, a town in Homs province of central Syria, 'after accusing them of being homosexual'.
IS also executed two men and the boy in the town of Hreitan, in the northern province of Aleppo, for the same reason, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
He said the executions were carried out in public, but that IS fighters destroyed any cameras that had been used to film the killings.
IS has used brutal violence to enforce its rule in the so-called 'caliphate' it declared in territory straddling Iraq and Syria.
Along with homosexuality, witchcraft and loyalty to President Bashar al-Assad are also considered capital punishment offences in IS-controlled areas.
In previous cases, IS has beheaded alleged homosexuals or thrown them from rooftops.
According to the Observatory, IS has executed more than 3000 people, including at least 1800 civilians, since it announced its caliphate in June 2014.
– See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/mideast/2015/09/22/is-executes-10-people-accused-of-being-gay.html#sthash.zxpB38q5.dpuf
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed nine men and a boy it accused of being gay in central and northern Syria, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the jihadists shot dead seven men in Rastan, a town in Homs province of central Syria, 'after accusing them of being homosexual'.
IS also executed two men and the boy in the town of Hreitan, in the northern province of Aleppo, for the same reason, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
He said the executions were carried out in public, but that IS fighters destroyed any cameras that had been used to film the killings.
IS has used brutal violence to enforce its rule in the so-called 'caliphate' it declared in territory straddling Iraq and Syria.
Along with homosexuality, witchcraft and loyalty to President Bashar al-Assad are also considered capital punishment offences in IS-controlled areas.
In previous cases, IS has beheaded alleged homosexuals or thrown them from rooftops.
According to the Observatory, IS has executed more than 3000 people, including at least 1800 civilians, since it announced its caliphate in June 2014.
– See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/mideast/2015/09/22/is-executes-10-people-accused-of-being-gay.html#sthash.zxpB38q5.dpuf
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"How can you claim to be Christian and yet exclude certain people because of who they are?"
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How do I go about getting 'unbaptized' as a Catholic? The church has been such a destructive force in my life, I would really like to be totally cleansed of it.