Patriarch Sako: Iraq’s Christians ‘have a vocation in this country'
According to Vatican News, Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako, head of Iraq’s Chaldean church, stated that despite the challenges, Iraqi Christians still have a role to play in the country.
Despite everything that we’ve lived through, we still think that we have a vocation in this country, where Muslims are the majority, to bear witness to our faith.
The Patriarch made this statement after celebrating Mass for the reconsecration of Mosul’s historic Al-Tahira church, which was desecrated by ISIS in 2014 and heavily damaged during the battle to liberate Mosul.
There are approximately 200,000 Christians remaining in the country, a significant decline from the millions that lived there just a few decades ago, leaving the community feeling that they
have suffered a lot, and are tired.
Author's summary: Patriarch Sako affirms Iraqi Christians' role.