Christians in Iraq: Cardinal Barbarin the position of Holland

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Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, back in France after a visit to Iraq, greeted Friday position François Hollande "necessary to protect the" Eastern Christians "so that they remain in their country."

"This statement was very well received," said Cardinal Barbarin. Francois Hollande remembered on Wednesday in his new Iraqi counterpart Fouad Massoum "necessary to protect minorities, so that they stay in their home, how they want, and to preserve the richness and diversity of Iraq."

"Everyone understands the temptation to flee or to leave, because there is too much (...), but it's better to stay," said the cardinal, skeptical about the proposals of France against the large Christian communities in Iraq, inside and Quai d Orsay: "You are generous, but it is unclear how and to whom they want."

"Diversity in Iraq"

Archbishop of Lyon welcomed the growing interest of the international community about the situation in the persecution of Christians. "It was as if we lost, and no one will hear our voice," said the representative of the Christian community in Iraq, one of the oldest in the world, threatened by jihadists of the Islamic State (EI), especially in the region of Mosul.

Bishop of Evry, Bishop Michel Dubost and CEO creations d'Orient, Bishop Pascal Gollnisch, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was held for three days from the Chaldean Patriarch Raphael Louis Sako, including the province of Kurdistan and the historic cities of Eastern Christianity accompanied around Mosul, now ( ...) More about 20minutes.fr

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