Isis: Vatican backs using military force to stop attacks on Christians and other Middle East minorities by Islamic State

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican’s top diplomat at the UN in Geneva, said jihadists were committing “genocide” and must be stopped. The Vatican traditionally opposes military intervention in the region. However, Pope Francis decried the beheading in February of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by IS in Libya. The militants have targeted minority religious groups in the parts of Syria and Iraq under their control. Thousands more people have been forced to flee their homes. In an interview with US Catholic website Crux, Archbishop Tomasi said: “What’s needed is a co-ordinated and well-thought-out coalition to do everything possible to achieve a political settlement without violence. “But if that’s not possible, then the use of force will be necessary.” Add My BBM : 55DF791C For Juicy More Updates