Did you hear about the historic meeting that will occur today between
the media superstar Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the leader of
the Orthodox Church of Moscow and All Russia? Is there up-front coverage
of this in your newspaper this morning?
The meeting is taking
place in Havana for the expressed purpose of voicing support for
persecuted Christians facing genocide in parts of the Middle East,
primarily – at the moment – in Syria and Iraq. There is very little that
Rome and Moscow agree on at the moment, when it comes to ecumenical
matters, but Francis and Kirill are both very concerned about the
persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in that
devastated region.
Have you heard about this in major media?
Judging from this related story, it's not just in the Middle East and Europe where this is a problem:
‘No rhyme or reason’: Police, witnesses describe Columbus restaurant machete attack
Allow me to be of aid to the Columbus Police Department, knowing their "turf" as I do. The restaurant in question is owned and operated by an Israeli and is popular with the Middle Eastern Christian population in central Ohio. The restaurant's name is "Nazareth", for heaven's sake. Other news outlets have stated that the assailant's first name is "Mohammad". Does that put two and two together for anyone?