On Tuesday Pope Francis reflected on the ‘polite persecution’ of Christians that takes away their freedom in the disguise of progress. He said, ‘Persecution is the daily bread of the Church. A Christian is one who must bear witness to Christ, who has saved us.’ He said martyrs were not limited to Roman times. ‘God made us free, but persecution takes away freedom! If you don’t do this, you will be punished, you’ll lose your job and many things; or you’ll be set aside. This is the persecution of the world’ said the Pope. He distinguished between persecution targeting someone who confesses the name of Jesus Christ and the form of persecution disguised as culture, disguised as modernity, disguised as progress.