Father Patrick Flanagan told Newsmax it is tragic but sometimes necessary for the United States to use military force to stop the persecution of Christians, reacting Thursday to U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamic State forces blamed for attacks on Christian communities.
Flanagan, chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Saint John’s University, addressed the announcement by President Donald Trump that U.S. forces launched strikes against Islamic State affiliates accused of killing and terrorizing Christians.
“It’s always sad to hear that we have to respond with violence, but the reality is that it has to be stopped somehow,” Flanagan told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” and guest host T.W. Shannon. “And no one seems to be wanting to take the risk and raising the concern and actually addressing the concern.”
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