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Iraq\u2019s ambassador to the Holy See says that stories of ISIS\u2019 plans to assassinate the Pope are credible.<\/p>\n
My personal reaction is that of course they want to murder the pope. They are evil right down to the ground, their real god who animates all they do is satan himself, so of course they would like to murder Jesus Christ\u2019s own Vicar in the world.<\/p>\n
But we don\u2019t have to guess about this. According to an article in the The Telegraph, ISIS has said in plain language that they want to extend their \u201ccaliphate\u201d to Italy, and their goal is to \u201cplant the flag of ISIS atop the St Peter\u2019s Basilica.\u201d After watching the sadistic manner in which the murderer of James Cawthorne Haines laid his hand on his shoulder before beheading him, I believe these people are capable of anything.<\/p>\n
The murderer who appears in these videos reeks of evil. He gives it off like an ice cube gives off steam. As do the ISIS fighters in every photo and video I\u2019ve seen. They are sadistic murderers who take pleasure in degrading their victims as much as they possibly can. One of those photos in particular \u2014 I won\u2019t describe it \u2014 haunts me for the massive cruelty and utter degradation these scum subjected their victim to, both before and during her death.<\/p>\n
Every time I think of ISIS, I think of that photo. Their actions are evil absolute.<\/p>\n
So am I surprised to hear that the Iraqi ambassador to the Holy See has gone public with his warning that the Holy Father is in danger?<\/p>\n
No. Given that the Holy See has publicly denied that there is a threat, I would guess that he felt honor bound to take the next step and speak out.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know how you are going to respond to this, but I will pray daily for Pope Francis\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n
From The Telegraph:<\/p>\n
Pope Francis is at risk of an assassination attempt by the Islamic extremists of Isil, the Vatican has been warned, ahead of his first visit to a Muslim-majority country this weekend.<\/p>\n
As the 77-year-old pontiff prepares to travel to Albania on Sunday for a one-day visit, Iraq\u2019s ambassador to the Holy See said there were credible threats against the pontiff\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church could also be vulnerable when he travels to Turkey in November, the ambassador said.<\/p>\n
Jihadists from Isil have in recent weeks boasted of wanting to extend their caliphate to Rome, the heart of Western Christendom, and have talked of planting the jihadist black flag on top of St Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n
Habeeb Al Sadr said there were also indications of a more specific threat against Pope Francis, who recently spoke out in favour of the US and its allies halting the advance of Isil in Syria and Iraq.\u201dWhat has been declared by the self-declared Islamic State is clear \u2013 they want to kill the Pope. The threats against the Pope are credible,\u201d the ambassador told La Nazione, an Italian daily, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe they could try to kill him during one of his overseas trips or even in Rome. There are members of Isil who are not Arabs but Canadian, American, French, British, also Italians.\u201dIsil could engage any of these to commit a terrorist attack in Europe.\u201dThe ambassador said the Pope had made himself a target by speaking out against the human rights abuses committed against Christians in Syria and Iraq, as well as by his approval of attempts by the US to try to roll back Isil.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn cases like this, where there is an unjust aggression, then it is licit to halt the aggressor,\u201d he said in an interview during his flight back from a visit to South Korea last month.\u201dBut I stress \u2018halt\u2019. I don\u2019t say bomb, or make war, but rather stop him,\u201d the Pope said.<\/p>\n
The ambassador, who has been stationed in Rome for four years, said: \u201cThis band of criminals does not just issue threats \u2013 in Iraq they have already violated and destroyed some of the most sacred sites of the Shiite faith. They have struck at Yazidi and Christian places of worship. They have declared that whoever is not with them, is against them. Either convert or be killed. And they are doing it \u2013 it is a genocide.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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