Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas has mourned the passing of Pope Francis, voicing thanks for his condemnation of the suffering in the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by the war since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.
“On numerous occasions, he expressed his opposition to aggression and wars around the world, and he was among the prominent religious voices that condemned the war crimes and acts of genocide being committed against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip,” Hamas said in a statement.
Leaders of Islamic terrorist organizations aren’t exactly known for giving praise and/or respect to leaders of different religions…
I would not compare Hamas to ISIS or al-Qaeda at all. For starters, they don’t want a caliphate and don’t do jihad. (Or at least did jihad very very long ago. Fun fact: the biggest part of Israel’s current ruling party used to kill IDF soldiers.)