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Title: VATICAN REFUSES TO OFFER ASYLUM TO ASIA BIBI
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URL Source: https://www.churchmilitant.com/news ... s-to-offer-asylum-to-asia-bibi
Published: Dec 17, 2018
Author: Church Militant
Post Date: 2018-12-17 17:27:07 by A K A Stone
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Comments: 8
The Vatican is not offering asylum to a persecuted Catholic woman in Pakistan.
After years of struggle in the courts, Aasiya Noreen "Asia" Bibi — a Catholic mother of five — was acquited of charges of blasphemy in the Pakistan Supreme Court on Oct. 31. Islamic fundamentalists all over Pakistan immediately began protesting the acquittal. Many of the protesters demanded Bibi's death for her alleged blasphemy against the prophet Mohammad.
Since her acquittal, Bibi and her family have lived in fear for their lives. Many countries, such as Italy and Canada, have considered offering asylum to Bibi and her family members. Efforts to help the persecuted Catholic family have also been proposed in the United States and the United Kingdom.
But Cdl. Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, has said that the Vatican is not working to offer asylum to the family. He reportedly explained in November that the Vatican is not engaging in diplomatic activity to try to save Bibi, adding, "It's an issue inside Pakistan, I hope it can be resolved in the best way."
Some are criticizing Cdl. Parolin's statements on Bibi from November in light of his apparent support for migrants to Europe. Cardinal Parolin spoke at length about the issues of migration at a Dec. 10 conference in Morocco, arguing in part that "it is essential to adopt an inclusive approach in addressing migrants' needs."
n 2009, Bibi was getting water from a well when a Muslim woman declared that both the water and the vessels used to obtain it were now "haram," an Islamic term meaning "forbidden" or "unclean."
The woman shouted to other Muslim women working in the fields. The women gathered around and engaged in fierce arguments with Bibi. They kept pressuring her to convert to Islam. The Christian woman sealed her fate when she shot back, "What did your Prophet Mohammed ever do to save mankind?"
The Muslim women became furious. Bibi ran away amid shouting and spitting. A Muslim mob violently harassed her a few days later, and the woman was covered in blood by the time local police arrested her.
Bibi was sentenced to death for the crime of blasphemy against Islam in 2010. Her attorneys kept appealing the conviction, battling it out in the courts for years. The case drew the attention of human rights organizations around the world.
Poster Comment:
Why would a fake church help a persecuted woman? They don't give a shit. The Pope only cares about his gold supply. The Pope must want her killed.
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The Pope only cares about his gold supply. The Pope must want her killed.
I doubt the former is true, and I'm certain the latter is not.
A decision not to offer asylum is certainly no the same as wishing harm upon her. There's the practical matter of what the church could possibly do in terms of asylum. The catholic church does not have any embassies around the world. What would she do? Flee to a church?
The Catholic church has little to no leverage as to what happens in a muslim country. That's the reality.
#2. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Where'a America in this? Have we offered her asylum? Why not?
#3. To: A K A Stone, craven idol (#0)
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#4. To: Pinguinite (#1)
I doubt the former is true, and I'm certain the latter is not.
Ok I was exaggerating. Especially the second point.
You guys need to know how to understand me. I use a lot of sarcasm and bravado. Just having fun.
#5. To: Vicomte13 (#2)
Where'a America in this? Have we offered her asylum? Why not?
Isn't asylum something that is typically requested but never offered?
#6. To: Pinguinite (#5)
Isn't asylum something that is typically requested but never offered?
Typically, but countries do offer it. And given the circumstances in this case, I would expect every single Christian country in the world to offer asylum. Get that woman and her family out of there.
#7. To: Vicomte13 (#6)
Short of a military style extraction, I doubt any departure is possible for her.
#8. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Who wants to take refuge in the disgraceful Vatican?
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
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