"THEIR ONLY WORDS WERE, 'JESUS, HELP ME!'" SAYS POPE FRANCIS OF THE 21 COPTIC CHRISTIAN "MARTYRS" BEHEADED BY ISIS OVER THE WEEKEND
"The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a witness that cries out to be heard. It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is the one and the same. Their blood confesses Christ." -Pope Francis
(The Vatican) - Pope Francis has issued a call for Christian solidarity as the world reels from yet another diabolical mass murder by Islamic jihadists - this time, the beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya over the weekend. (Photo via Breitbart)
Speaking with representatives of the Reformed Church of Scotland on Monday, the pontiff said: "Today I read about the execution of those twenty-one or twenty-two Coptic Christians. Their only words were, 'Jesus, help me!' They were killed simply because they were Christians."
"The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a witness that cries out to be heard. It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is the one and the same. Their blood confesses Christ."
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