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After World War II, Pope Pius practiced unyielding opposition to the communist regimes of Eastern Europe that by then were persecuting the Church.
Source: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/pope-looks-to-predecessors-on-nicaragua-and-china
But even worse than this unworthy Jesuit are those who protect him while persecuting good priests who are guilty, in their eyes, of preaching in accord with the deposit of faith that Christ taught and the Church guards.
Source: https://insidethevatican.com/news/newsflash/letter-105-2023-fri-june-16-vigano-on-l-a/
He called Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish president of Ukraine, a “Nazi” and accused him of persecuting Christians.
Human rights advocacy group Karapatan said it regarded with “grave concern” the CBCP’s inclusion as a private sector representative in the task force, adding that “NTF-Elcac’s role in persecuting church workers is no secret.”
Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/525164/cbcp-clarifies-its-reps-role-in-anti-red-task-force
“I think there’s this mob mentality about persecuting people for the things they’ve done wrong,” he claims.
“This language is just going to keep reinforcing the narrative that your cultural and religious enemies are politically persecuting you,” he explained.