--Raymond ibrahim
Throughout September, as more Christians were slaughtered and persecuted for their religion--not just by the Islamic State but by "every day" Muslims from all around the world--increasing numbers of people and organizations called for action, while those best placed to respond--chief among them U.S. President Obama and Pope Francis--did nothing.
"Why, we ask the western world, why not raise one's voice over so much ferocity and injustice?" asked Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the head of the Italian Bishops Conference.
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregory III also said: "I do not understand why the world does not raise its voice against such acts of brutality."
