Australian archbishop: give preference to Christian refugees from Syria

September 08, 2015

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia, has said that his country should give special preference to Christian refugees from Syria.

"Other groups are also suffering badly and being persecuted but many Syrian Christians have relatives and a cultural affinity in Australia and we should be honouring those ties and connections," the archbishop said.

 

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Further information:

• ‘Christians to front of queue’ (The Australian)
• Sydney Archbishop says Australia should take more asylum seekers in response to refugee crisis in war-torn Syria (Daily Mail)