Pope must treat North Korea invite ‘with great caution’

Oct 10, 2018 by

By Alex Williams, Premier.

Pope Francis must respond with “great caution” to an invitation to visit North Korea, a leading Christian advocate for religious freedom has told Premier.

Benedict Rogers from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said any forthcoming trip could only be endorsed if the pontiff took regime leader Kim Jong Un to task over human rights concerns.

He said: “On the surface, it’s of course a welcome invitation but I think it should be treated with a huge amount of caution.”

“If the pope does accept the invitation, he should only do so if he goes and speaks about the horrific human rights situation – particularly religious freedom – in the country.”

A letter of invitation has been passed on from leaders in Pyongyang to the President of neighbouring South Korea, officials in Seoul announced on Tuesday….

… North Korea has consistently been named in Open Doors’ annual World Watch List as the country where persecution against Christians is worst.

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