{"id":23763,"date":"2014-08-12T15:49:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publiccatholic\/?p=23763"},"modified":"2014-12-22T08:38:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T15:38:58","slug":"vatican-unambiguously-denounces-and-condemns-unspeakable-jihadist-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publiccatholic\/2014\/08\/vatican-unambiguously-denounces-and-condemns-unspeakable-jihadist-acts\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Unambiguously Denounces and Condemns Unspeakable Jihadist Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Public Catholic reader Ken brought this to my attention.<\/p>\n

The Vatican has released a statement condemning the crimes against humanity that are occurring in the Middle East. The statement lists what it calls \u201cunspeakable criminal acts \u2026 which bring shame on humanity,\u201d including beheading, crucifying, abduction of women and girls as spoils of war, the barbaric practice of infibulation and forced conversions.<\/p>\n

From the Vatican Website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The whole world has witnessed with incredulity what is now called the \u201cRestoration of the Caliphate,\u201d which had been abolished on October 29,1923 by Kamal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey. Opposition to this \u201crestoration\u201d by the majority of religious institutions and Muslim politicians has not prevented the \u201cIslamic State\u201d jihadists from committing and continuing to commit unspeakable criminal acts.<\/p>\n

This Pontifical Council, together with all those engaged in interreligious dialogue, followers of all religions, and all men and women of good will, can only unambiguously denounce and condemn these practices which bring shame on humanity:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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-the massacre of people on the sole basis of their religious affiliation;<\/p>\n

-the despicable practice of beheading, crucifying and hanging bodies in public places;<\/p>\n

-the choice imposed on Christians and Yezidis between conversion to Islam, payment of a tax (jizya) or forced exile;<\/p>\n

-the forced expulsion of tens of thousands of people, including children, elderly, pregnant women and the sick;<\/p>\n

-the abduction of girls and women belonging to the Yezidi and Christian communities as spoils of war (sabaya);<\/p>\n

-the imposition of the barbaric practice of infibulation;<\/p>\n

-the destruction of places of worship and Christian and Muslim burial places;<\/p>\n

-the forced occupation or desecration of churches and monasteries;<\/p>\n

-the removal of crucifixes and other Christian religious symbols as well as those of other<\/p>\n

religious communities;<\/p>\n

-the destruction of a priceless Christian religious and cultural heritage;<\/p>\n

-indiscriminate violence aimed at terrorizing people to force them to surrender or flee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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No cause, and certainly no religion, can justify such barbarity. This constitutes an extremely serious offense to humanity and to God who is the Creator, as Pope Francis has often reminded us. We cannot forget, however, that Christians and Muslims have lived together \u2013 it is true with ups and downs \u2013 over the centuries, building a culture of peaceful coexistence and civilization of which they are proud. Moreover, it is on this basis that, in recent years, dialogue between Christians and Muslims has continued and intensified.<\/p>\n

The dramatic plight of Christians, Yezidis and other religious communities and ethnic minorities in Iraq requires a clear and courageous stance on the part of religious leaders, especially Muslims, as well as those engaged in interreligious dialogue and all people of good will. All must be unanimous in condemning unequivocally these crimes and in denouncing the use of religion to justify them. If not, what credibility will religions, their followers and their leaders have? What credibility can the interreligious dialogue that we have patiently pursued over recent years have?<\/p>\n

Religious leaders are also called to exercise their influence with the authorities to end these crimes, to punish those who commit them and to reestablish the rule of law throughout the land, ensuring the return home of those who have been displaced. While recalling the need for an ethical management of human societies, these same religious leaders must not fail to stress that the support, funding and arming of terrorism is morally reprehensible.<\/p>\n

That said, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue is grateful to all those who have already raised their voices to denounce terrorism, especially that which uses religion to justify it.<\/p>\n

Let us therefore unite our voices with that of Pope Francis: \u201cMay the God of peace stir up in each one of us a genuine desire for dialogue and reconciliation. Violence is never defeated by violence. Violence is defeated by peace. \u201c<\/p>\n

[01287-02.01] [Original text: French \u2013\u00a0working translation<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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