Pope asks Iraq leaders to use dialogue to avoid further warfare (with WHOM???)

Fox News ^ | 29 June 2014 | Fox News

[Patriotic1]

I'm someone who frequently defends the Pope out of loyalty but the whole communists = 'closet Christians' has me stymied. I agree with the other poster that said being on record for peace is the correct thing but still...

He did say that violence begets violence (which is true) AND called for prayers, but I think that he would have been better served to call for the world to pray that the ISIS militants receive peace in their hearts. I'd prefer he called for prayers for conversion.

Jesuits are a bit of a challenging group overall.

[daniel1212]

calling on the rulers to preserve national unity and avoid war through dialogue

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 16:12)

Islam has amply demonstrated it cannot dwell peaceably with those within its ranks, unless a strong hand keeps them in check, and usually under a more secular government.

There has never been national unity within Iraq, and unity itself is not the goal, but unity in Truth, ultimately in submission to Christ. And to the degree that any country can obey the light they have which can lead to Christ, this requires victory over those who most reject it by the form of Islam that is most conducive to souls coming to Christ. Maybe favoring moderate Kurds would be best.