Pope Shenouda offers condolences to the victims of the Church of Iraq
Pope Shenouda offers condolences to the victims of the Church of Iraq
Send This morning, Monday, Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Macarios, letter of condolence to the Syriac Catholic Church in Iraq for the victims of hostage-taking incident Church of Our Lady of Deliverance Syriac Catholic in the district of Karrada, Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of 52 people.
Pope expressed deep sorrow for this tragic incident which killed a large number of innocent people in Iraq.
In a related context expressed the Syrian Catholic Patriarchate in Lebanon was shocked, which it called "barbaric attack on a church in Baghdad."
She said in a statement received the "seventh day", a copy of "Syriac Catholic Patriarch and Aklirosa people and condemn strongly criminal act that was made by a group of terrorists against innocent people isolate headed to the house of God to pray and worship in the Church of Our Lady of Deliverance - Karrada, and held the hostages have been killed, including dead and injured. "
The statement appealed to the Iraqi government and security forces to impose internal control, and tighten security and to maintain the security of all churches and places of worship of any religion or sect she belonged.
The statement called on the Iraqi government and the United Nations to protect minorities, wherever they are, especially Christians and Muslims in the isolation of Iraq.
Send This morning, Monday, Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Macarios, letter of condolence to the Syriac Catholic Church in Iraq for the victims of hostage-taking incident Church of Our Lady of Deliverance Syriac Catholic in the district of Karrada, Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of 52 people.
Pope expressed deep sorrow for this tragic incident which killed a large number of innocent people in Iraq.
In a related context expressed the Syrian Catholic Patriarchate in Lebanon was shocked, which it called "barbaric attack on a church in Baghdad."
She said in a statement received the "seventh day", a copy of "Syriac Catholic Patriarch and Aklirosa people and condemn strongly criminal act that was made by a group of terrorists against innocent people isolate headed to the house of God to pray and worship in the Church of Our Lady of Deliverance - Karrada, and held the hostages have been killed, including dead and injured. "
The statement appealed to the Iraqi government and security forces to impose internal control, and tighten security and to maintain the security of all churches and places of worship of any religion or sect she belonged.
The statement called on the Iraqi government and the United Nations to protect minorities, wherever they are, especially Christians and Muslims in the isolation of Iraq.
