Just a few days ago, the pope and other Christian leaders released a statement deploring the way that Christians are treated in the Islamic countries of the Middle East. the statement laments the decline of Christians from 20% of the Middle Eastern polulation to only 5%. Many have emigrated from the area. In many countries, Christians are denied the same rights as Moslems. The statement calls for better treatment of Christians.
Strangely, a rumor has started that the pope said that all Moslems hate Christians. One of my readers who has asked to remain nameless told me that she had heard this herself. This is one of those pernicious rumors that starts and then circulates for years on the internet. Let's hope it dies soon.
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