Will the pope's visit to Libya reduce persicusion of Christians there
By urbandekay
@urbandekay (18278)
6 responses
@JohnRok1 (2051)
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14 Sep 12
I think that in both countries the persecution is not principally governmental, so it's very hard to predict what effect the pope's visit will have on any particular group of persecutors.
@JohnRok1 (2051)
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14 Sep 12
Perhaps, but if so you can be sure that behind-the-scenes governmental persecution is unlikely to be ameliorated by the pope's visit. In any case anyone he visits can see that all he really cares about is the amount of money his church can raise from the faithful and, if applicable, his political power base.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
14 Sep 12
You can rest assure that no matter how many time a leader from Vatican visited country that commonly persecuted Christians in the past; the persecution of Christians will continue by those regimes in power. Usually the call to stop persecution of Christians is not the main agenda for his visit to those countries except to rally supports among Catholic. 
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
16 Sep 12
No! It would make it worse! He would be just a target for those who are still pi$$ed off. What should happen is a meeting between a Oman from Libya, A rabbi from Israel and the Pope in Switzerland. Have it televised and let them talk about how our views are similar and different.
@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
14 Sep 12
I wish that the Pope's visit would do good for Cristians in Lebanon but I cannot see this happening. Pope John-Paul visited Warsaw which was then communist and his visit did encourage the Catholic Christians to begin to worship openly and not in secret like before. But Pope Benedict is nt John-Paul.
@urbandekay (18278)
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14 Sep 12
Well maybe he will encourage an uprising of Masons 
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@rog0322 (2828)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Sep 12
Hi,
If the Pope bring the whole Swiss Army and the Allied Forces, then he would have a chance of saving the Christians there. He faces a formidable foe and just praying won't solve the issue. Anyway, the Christians are fond being persecuted, they rejoice in being burned, fed to the lions, shot at, beheaded and all kinds of torture without uttering a single curse or lifting a hand in defense or at attempt to fight back.
The Pope need not bother, or if he want to join the vast army of martyrs, he is quite welcome to it.
