Following on from Pope Benedict's reasonable appeal to the Pakistani Government to repeal their vicious anti blasphemy legislation, fundamentalist mobs have taken to the streets to protest and to burn an effigy of him.
Followers of the extremist group Jamaat -i-Islami marched in Lahore carrying banners demanding that the "Pop (sic) must behave" and completed their march by demanding a public apology from the Holy Father and withdrawal of his demand.
If such a statement is not received from the Vatican the leader of Jamaat-i-Islami, Liaquat Baloch, said that a massive demonstration would be held on 30th January "by all religious groups". He went on to state that: "they (Jamaat-i-Islami) would not leave Mumtaz Qadri (the assassin of Politician Salman Taseer) unsupported".
The Christian community in Pakistan is becoming increasingly isolated and the demonstration planned for 30th January is likely to produce violent attacks on churches and individuals.
Pray for the beleaguered Christians in Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, India and many other places in the world. Persecution is rising throughout the world and these people are, largely, making a stand on their own.
PRAY THE ROSARY AS A NOVENA FOR OPPRESSED CHRISTIANS OF THE WORLD - STARTING FRIDAY 14 JANUARY
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Thursday, 13 January 2011
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