The Pope Heads to Egypt to Defend Islam
Catholics take note: his favorite religion isn’t yours.
April 27, 2017
Reuters reported Tuesday that “Pope Francis hopes to mend ties with Muslims on his trip to Egypt on Friday but faces criticism from church conservatives for meeting Islamic religious leaders after a spate of deadly attacks against Christians.” He has to mend ties? After Palm Sunday jihad massacres at two churches in Egypt, shouldn’t it be Egyptian Muslims who are reaching out to him to mend ties?
@rangerrebew The title of this article is bogus. Here is why the Pope went there:
He is there to support the Coptic Christians. "Pope Francis arrived in Egypt on Friday for a two-day trip aimed at healing a Muslim-Christian divide and showing support for Egypt's Coptic Christian minority. The visit comes three weeks after two Coptic churches were struck by bombs on Palm Sunday. At least 45 people were killed. The trip centers on a meeting between Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II, leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church. They are scheduled to meet at a Muslim-Orthodox Christian conference, and continue the talk at the Coptic leader's residence. Francis and Tawadros II are expected to pray at the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is attached St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbassiya district and was bombed in December."
