Iran’s Christians welcome nuclear deal, says priest
July 16, 2015
The Chaldean Catholic priest who serves as national director of the Pontifical Missionary Society in Iran said that the nation’s Christians are rejoicing at the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action-- the nuclear agreement between Iran and the “P5+1” powers.
“I can certainly say that all Christians, along with all the Iranian people are rejoicing because their prayers were answered,” Father Hormoz Aslani Babroudi told the Fides news agency.
“We are all happy with this result: we do not consider ourselves foreigners, but Iranians, and we are proud of it,” he added. “We pray [to] our Lord Jesus Christ and give thanks to Him for this good news.”
Only 5,000 of Iran’s 78.2 million people are Catholic.
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Posted by: unum -
Jul. 17, 2015 10:57 AM ET USA
Just another political clergyman. Move along ... Perhaps a member of the clergy will discuss the moral implications of national policies and elections someday.
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Posted by: Faustina01 -
Jul. 16, 2015 10:58 PM ET USA
I am sure all Iranians are happy with the lifting of economic sanctions. I wonder how our Jewish brothers and sisters feel knowing their Iranian neighbors desire their annihilation?
