Pope Francis keeps on describing our time as one of “a Third World War which is being fought piecemeal.”

He does not, of course, mean a world war in the sense of many countries throughout the globe fighting against one another, but rather certain areas, inside various countries, being terrorized by organizations coming from other areas, namely in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria or Kenya, among many. It is the collection of these conflicts that make up what the pope calls a “Third World War.”

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Another very strong term he used recently, for the same purpose, is “genocide.” He pronounced that word during a mass for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, celebrated on April 12th in St. Peter’s Basilica. He did not do so for the sake of re-launching an endless debate and creating a diplomatic crisis with the Erdogan administration in Turkey. He said so in order to highlight a “sort of genocide”unfolding today against religious minorities, including Christians.

The pope is very outspoken against contemporary Christian persecutions, which he claims are worse than those during Antiquity. But the Holy See is also careful not to spark some religious wars and asks all religious leaders to clearly condemn any use of violence in the name of God.

What worries the pope most about ongoing conflicts and the cruelty displayed is the “indifference” among world leaders.

“It seems that the enthusiasm generated… read more @ huffingtonpost.com