Between 2000 and 2010, 160 thousand Christians were being killed each year because of their faith (OCSE figures). In 52 countries across the world (35 of which are Muslim countries), followers of Christ are treated as second rate citizens. In many cases, physically eliminating them is not considered an offence. The OCSE representative for the fight against discrimination put it like this: “A Christian is killed every five minutes because of their religious faith.” The massacre of Coptic Christians took place just a few days ago. Dominique Mamberti, the Holy See’s “foreign affairs minister” took stock of the situation, saying: “Jesus’ followers are the most persecuted religious group on Earth.” — La Stampa