{"id":42564,"date":"2015-02-17T00:06:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=42564"},"modified":"2025-01-18T04:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:25:17","slug":"pope-denounces-slaying-of-egyptian-copts-by-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/17\/pope-denounces-slaying-of-egyptian-copts-by-islamic-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope denounces slaying of Egyptian Copts by Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39449\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/pope-francis2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39449\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/pope-francis2.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis delivers his speech in Malacanang, January 16 (Malacanang Photo Bureau)\" width=\"960\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/pope-francis2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/pope-francis2-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope Francis delivers his speech in Malacanang, January 16 (Malacanang Photo Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>VATICAN CITY &#8212; Pope Francis has denounced the slaying by the Islamic State of Egyptian Copts in Libya, saying they were &#8220;assassinated just for being Christian.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Francis spoke off-the-cuff Monday during an audience with a Scottish ecumenical delegation. 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