ISIS threatens Pope Francis and Catholic Church in new video

Photo of Video threatening the Pope
ISIS has released a video showing its fighters ripping up photographs of Pope Francis and threatening to come to Rome.
The video also shows jihadists ransacking a church in the Philippines
Filmed in the Philippines, where the terrorists have been fighting the government for control of the city of Marawi, the video also shows the destruction the group have wreaked on a Catholic church.

The jihadists brag about how they have freed inmates from a local jail, with one addressing the camera saying: “Remember this, you kuffar [non-Muslims] – we will be in Rome, we will be in Rome, inshallah [god willing].”

The video also shows them destroying a crucifix and a statue of the Virgin Mary. It finishes with the church in flames, and one of the terrorists explaining: “After all their efforts, it would be the religion of the cross that would be broken.”

“The crusaders’ enmity toward the Muslims only served to embolden a generation of youth,” he adds.

Government forces have been slowly retaking Marawi after Islamists overran it in May. More than 760 people, including 595 terrorists, have died in the fighting, which has sparked concerns that the Islamic State group may have taken a foothold in Southeast Asia.

However, the head of the Swiss Guards has said the elite corps that protects the Pope and the Vatican is ready to confront any terror attacks.

The Swiss Guards, established in 1506, are one of the world’s oldest standing armies. Recruits are Swiss soldiers who enroll for at least two years and must be single, upstanding Catholic men younger than 30

Atuimah Valerius
(c) Catholic Youth Portal
2017

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