Tens of thousands of Christians have been forced to flee Iraq and Syria because of the advance of Islamic State.
The extremist Muslim group has persecuted believers as it takes over large parts of the Middle East.
Archbishop Antonio Mennini said no matter how bad the situation becomes with I.S. Pope Francis will never approve putting soldiers on the ground.
He said he spoke to the Pope about the situation: "He said of course we have to stop the agressor but not with any very strong action."
When asked if he thought the Holy Father would ever approve of soldiers on the ground he replied "I don't think so, no."
The Archbishop's comments on the Pope's opinion seem to clash with the view of the Vatican nuncio to Iraq.
Archbishop Giorgio Lingua voiced his approval of American led air strikes on the extremists.
He said: "This is something that had to be done, otherwise [I.S.] could not be stopped."
When the Pope was asked if he approved of the air strikes he said: "In these cases where there is unjust aggression, I can only say that it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor.
"I underscore the verb 'stop'; I don't say bomb, make war — stop him. The means by which he may be stopped should be evaluated.
"To stop the unjust aggressor is licit, but we nevertheless need to remember how many times, using this excuse of stopping an unjust aggressor, the powerful nations have dominated other peoples, made a real war of conquest."