Pope Francis to begin historic Iraq visit despite virus and security risks

Stel jezelf voor aan de rest van de leden [leden]
Plaats reactie
limited
Lid FGF
Berichten: 65
Lid geworden op: 07-12-2020 05:19

Pope Francis to begin historic Iraq visit despite virus and security risks

Bericht door limited » 05-03-2021 10:26

Afbeelding




Pope Francis is flying to Iraq for the first ever papal visit to the country, and his first international trip since the start of the pandemic.

The four-day trip is meant slotxo to reassure Iraq's dwindling Christian community and foster inter-religious dialogue.

The Pope will meet Iraq's most revered Shia Muslim cleric, say a prayer in Mosul and celebrate Mass at a stadium.

He has insisted on traveling despite a new spike in Covid-19 infections in Iraq and concerns over his security.

About 10,000 Iraqi Security Forces personnel will be deployed to protect the Pope, while round-the-clock curfews are also being imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Hours after a rocket attack on a base hosting US troops on Wednesday, the Pope said Iraqi Christians could not be "let down for a second time".

Pope John Paul II canceled plans for a trip at the end of 1999 after talks with then-President Saddam Hussein's government broke down.

In the two decades since then, one of the world's oldest Christian communities has seen its numbers plummet from 1.4 million to about 250,000.

Many have fled abroad to escape the religiously motivated violence that has plagued the country since the US-led invasion in 2003 that ousted Saddam.

Tens of thousands were also displaced when Islamic State (IS) militants overran northern Iraq in 2014, destroying their historic churches, seizing their property, and giving them the choice to pay a tax, convert, leave or face death.

gabriella123
Lid FGF
Berichten: 120
Lid geworden op: 15-02-2021 04:46

Re: Pope Francis to begin historic Iraq visit despite virus and security risks

Bericht door gabriella123 » 06-04-2021 05:45

This blog is providing valuable and unique information; Great job! เล่น บาคาร่า ให้ได้เงินทุกวัน

Plaats reactie