Official: Hungary aims to become hub for fighting persecution of Christians

Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – Hungary aims to establish itself as a hub and supporter of organisations fighting the persecution of Christians, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said at an international conference about the persecution of Christians around the world held in Budapest on Friday.

Rétvári said more Christians were being persecuted today throughout the world than during the reign of Emperor Nero, adding that four-fifths of the religiously persecuted today are Christians.

Religious leaders in the Middle East have asked western democracies to help persecuted Christians in that region by providing humanitarian aid rather than by taking them in, Rétvári said.

He noted that Hungary’s parliament had passed a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians and the activities of the Islamic State terrorist group. The resolution also called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to qualify the persecution of Christians in the Middle East as genocide.

Hungary is also preparing to launch a travelling exhibition throughout Europe on the persecution of Christians, he added.