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ISIS beheads 21 Copts for ‘carrying the illusion of the cross’

Islamic State fanatics promised a “message signed with blood to the nation of the cross” and now they have reportedly delivered a video of the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya

http://twitchy.com/2015/02/15/isis-beheads-21-copts-for-carrying-the-illusion-of-the-cross-pics/

Egypt responds immediately

http://rt.com/news/232639-egypt-airforce-isis-targets/

 

[DrLeftover]

16 Feb
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At the end of his prepared speech, the Pope switched to his native language and continued off the cuff in Spanish, turning to the events in Libya, and said that the witness of these brother Christians should move all Christian communions to draw closer to one another.

“Today I read about the execution of those twenty-one or twenty-two Coptic Christians,” the Pope said. “Their only words were: ‘Jesus, help me!’”

“They were killed simply because they were Christians,” he said.

Francis made reference to the speech that Chalmers had given, in which he spoke of what is happening in the land of Jesus. “The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a witness that cries out to be heard,” the Pope said.

“It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants,” the Pope continued. “They are Christians! Their blood is one and the same. Their blood confesses Christ.”

The Pope drew inspiration from this witness to urge Christians to work harder toward unity.

“As we recall these brothers and sisters who were killed only because they confessed Christ,” he said, “I ask that we encourage one another to go forward with this ecumenism that is emboldening us, the ecumenism of blood.”

“The martyrs belong to all Christians,” he said.

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/02/16/pope-francis-denounces-isis-slaughter-their-blood-confesses-christ/

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

What do they accomplish by killing a handful of Christians? Its not like they can "cleanse" the entire world of them, so they're wasting their time.