[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I think this Pope enjoys stirring the pot and alarming the world with his statements.

[WilliamIII]

alarming the world

I don’t see anything alarming or unusual about his statement. It’s in the news everyday - Christians of all denominations are being persecuted, because they are Christians, regardless of their “brand” of Christianity, and regardless of which group of Christians agrees or disagrees with another group of Christians. ISIS could care less about that. Same with the secularists who are taking Christians to court in America for not baking cakes, etc., Denomination doesn’t matter to these people. That’s all that the pope is saying.