One of the most under reported international stories is the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East and in other Muslim countries as well as their continued persecution in communist countries. Sunday, following his Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out about this horrendous violation of human and religious rights, and individual freedom.
Pope Benedict expressed his special concern over the recent killings of Christians in Mosul, Iraq. The targeted killings in a once thriving Christian community that got along with their Muslim neighbors is especially disturbing.
