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Iran convert formerly sentenced to death tells ‘Post’ Pope brought ‘shame’ by honoring envoy
JPost ^ | May 14, 2026 | Danielle Greyman-kennard

Posted on 05/14/2026 4:47:59 PM PDT by Milagros

Amirizadeh's comments to the 'Post' came after Pope Leo bestowed a special honor on the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See, along with several other diplomats, for their years-long service.

“Pope Leo XIV has brought shame upon the Christian world,” an Iranian-American Christian writer whose life was saved by Pope Benedict XVI after the Islamic regime sentenced her to death for converting, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

Marziyeh Amirizadeh was sentenced to execution by hanging in Iran in 2009 for converting to Christianity and for apostasy. Pope Benedict's intervention, she said, is what led to her release after nearly 250 days in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.

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TOPICS: Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran

1 posted on 05/14/2026 4:47:59 PM PDT by Milagros
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To: Milagros

Islamists sure do hate their apostates.


2 posted on 05/14/2026 4:50:13 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: Milagros

https://catholicvote.org/cardinal-giacomo-biffi-on-immigration/


3 posted on 05/14/2026 4:51:49 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization? )
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To: Milagros

Just think what the democrats do to straying rats.


4 posted on 05/14/2026 5:02:33 PM PDT by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)
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To: Milagros

Iran’s twisted final insult to family as they execute protester dad: ‘Psychological torture’

An Iranian father who protested the regime was executed after the state canceled his final visit with his family — only to tell them over the phone afterwards that they already killed him, his grieving relatives said.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/world-news/iran-executes-protesting-dad-denies-family-last-visit-relatives-say/


5 posted on 05/14/2026 5:06:56 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Milagros

Amirizadeh’s comments to the ‘Post’ came after Pope Leo bestowed a special honor on the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See, along with several other diplomats, for their years-long service.

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There was an article posted yesterday claiming this was not true. That il Papa did not honor a muzzie radical.


6 posted on 05/14/2026 6:29:09 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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