Iraq: leading prelate’s Christmas homily
December 30, 2014
The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See, called upon the world to remember the plight of Iraq’s persecuted Christians.
“Thanks to the Church and people of good will, the Christians are living in small rooms or caravans, but psychologically, they are still worried about their towns, their homes, jobs and fear for their lives and their children's future,” said Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako.
“They are in need to be reassured that they are not alone and abandoned or forgotten,” he added. “Therefore, I kindly ask you to pray for them so that they keep their courage, hope and trust in God, their Father.
Patriarch Sako said that “the United States and the West have to reconsider their foreign policies toward the Middle East. The current conflicts are in nobody’s favor; the use of weapons does not make true reforms, but through courageous and civilized dialogue. There is a need for a new vision and a more realistic and just processing of the issues taking place in the Middle East.”
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