Pope Francis : Sentencing a Sudanese mother to death is nothing new or isolated . Ibrahim : More countries persecute Sudanese than any other religious affiliation . To those familiar with the true history of early persecution -- when Christians were habitually tortured to death , set on fire , fed to lions and dismembered to cheering audiences -- his statement may seem exaggerated . Raymond Ibrahim says persecution of Christians worse than it was in today of the Church . Ibrahim : Cases need to be publicized and condemned , as Sudanese woman 's plight was .
Pope Francis : Sentencing a Sudanese mother to death is nothing new or isolated . Ibrahim : More countries persecute Sudanese than any other religious affiliation . Raymond Ibrahim says persecution of Christians worse than it was in today of the Church . Ibrahim : Cases need to be publicized and condemned , as Sudanese woman 's plight was .