The heathen of the mosque of Lyon were calling for kidnapped Frenchmen to be freed by militants and to be returned unharmed to their families. They did not behead Cardinal Barbarin or anyone else.
They accepted the love and salvation of Jesus Christ.
While St. Patrick was fortunate enough not be killed by the heathens of pre-Christian Ireland, they were more than happy to "go forth and kill" other Christian monks and missionaries. Pre-Christian Ireland was not exactly an idyllic place. It was a violent, clannish culture.
Moreover, Christian Ireland also had its violent moments. One of the key historical dates in Irish history was the Battle of Cul Dreimhne, in which the forces of Saint Finnian of Moville fought a brutal battle with the associates of Saint Columba over a stolen copy of the Book of Psalms.
As a result of the battle, many men were killed and Columba was forced to flee Ireland and settle in Iona.
Traditionally the Christian O'Donnells would bear the case holding the recovered Psalm text into battle, believing that its possession gave them the power to defeat any rival, Christian or pagan. That relic still exists and is in the National Museum.
You talk of reaching out''.
No, I don't. Don't put words in my mouth.
What I did say, and still say, is that Christian clergymen should not avoid the company of unbelievers. They have an apostolic responsibility.
You said upthread, in an amusing bit of melodramatic chest-beating: "No follower of Christ as any business being in the company of such heathen mongrels unless said heathen mongrels have to come to renounce their demon prophet."
You are simply wrong. A follower of Christ has every motive to go among unbelievers who are clinging to false beliefs and to teach them by example that their prejudices about Christ and Christians are wrong.
Your words and attitude show us that you believe in living down to Muslims' lowest opinions of Christians.
We are supposed to provide the better example.