Thread: In the latest issue of its paper al-Naba, ISIS has warned about supposed conspiracies behind Pope Francis' visit to Iraq, ranging from an effort to endorse the Shia government & a hidden economic goal, to an agenda to promote a new "false" Abrahamic religion among Muslims
The jihadist group condemned the fanfare around the Pope's trip (5-8 Mar), which it described as a promotional tour to push new "Crusader ideas" onto Muslims
It said: "There is no doubt that his [Pope's] visit to the Rafidah [derogatory term for Shia] government... is a message of endorsement and support for this tyrant criminal regime".
The editorial dwelled on the Pope's alleged effort to promote a "new" and "false" religion among Muslims
The jihadist group referred to the pontiff's visit to the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Abraham who called for belief in a single God (monotheism). Judaism, Islam and Christianity all trace their roots to Abraham
At Ur the Pope held an inter-faith prayer service and called for inter-religious tolerance, collaboration and fraternity. IS suggested the Pope is proposing a hybrid religion that claims to be derived from Abraham's monotheism to push on Muslims to move them away from Islam
The editorial briefly touched on the Pope's visit to sites near Mosul, which was IS's stronghold in Iraq from Jun 2014 to Jul 2017. It said the Pope's visit to the city & his performance of prayers in its churches, on the rubble of buildings, was an anti-Islam "Crusader message".
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