#CopticLivesMatter Mourns 21 Christians ISIS Killed In Libya

posted on: Feb 18, 2015

Shocked by the mass killing, world leaders and religious figures have expressed their solidarity with Copts, already a persecuted minority before the killings.

In a statement, the Coptic church said that its leadership had “confidence that their great nation won’t rest without retribution for the evil criminals.” During a speech on Monday to members of the Church of Scotland, Pope Francis decried the deaths. “The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out be heard. It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants,” he said. “They are Christians!”

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com