Pope Urges Iraq to Embrace its Christians on Historic Visit
Posted on 2021-03-06 14:39:04
Pope Francis has urged Iraqis to treat their Christian brothers as a precious resource to protect, not an ``obstacle'' to eliminate as he opens the first-ever papal visit to Iraq.
The pontiff has brushed aside coronavirus and security worries to make the visit in a show of support for Iraq's beleaguered Christians.
At a church where Christians suffered one of their worse massacres by militants a decade ago, Francis recognized the community's traumas but urged them to stay in Iraq to ensure the community endures.
Iraqi President Barham Salih has echoed his call for tolerance, saying ``The East cannot be imagined without Christians.''
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