The Grand Ayatollah Makarem's (Shi'ite Top Cleric) message to Pope Francis- In regard with ISIL and the Takfiri Terrorists

[Taher Amini Golestani MCID]

The Grand Ayatollah Makarem's message to Pope Francis:
Cooperation between religious leaders is necessary to save human societies

he office of the Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi issued the text of
his message to Pope.

In the Name of Allah (SWT)

Your Excellency, Pope Francis the Leader of the Catholics of the world

With Greetings

Recently some Vatican officials asked the Islamic scholars to express
their opinions regarding the barbaric attacks by Takfiri Da'esh group
(self-proclaimed IS terrorist sect) against the Christians and other
religious minorities in northern Iraq. Your Excellency also sent a
message to the Secretary General of the United Nations and asked him
to use all his powers to prevent the violence against the Christians
and religious minorities. I welcome your suggestion and also consider
as necessary the cooperation between the religious leaders of the
world and strongly condemn these barbaric attacks whilst asking the
Muslims of the world to condemn these inhumane crimes and wish to put
forward 2 points in this regard.

1. The Takfiri groups today are the biggest danger to humanity,
irrespective of their religion and nationalities. I have been warning
this for many years. In my meeting with the respected Head of the
Vatican Papal Council 3 years ago, I pointed to the danger of the
Takfiri groups and told him: It is not a week that in my talks I
condemn these extremists, the actions of these minority extremists
have nothing to do with Islam. As stressed in the holy Quran, the
Prophet of Islam (PBUH) is mercy for all the human beings of the
world. But unfortunately many of the political and religious leaders
of the world not only stayed silent but actively supported them. If it
was not for the financial and military supports of some countries of
the region, Da'esh (IS) and other similar groups could not have
survived and continue with the widespread killings and crimes.
2. I also expect Vatican's position in your time to be expressed in
more defined and transparent manner regarding the oppressions and
catastrophes carried out in different names, be it against Christian
minorities in Islamic countries or Islamic minorities in the western
countries and similar cases. I ask the Almighty success for you and
your colleagues.

Grand Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi

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