Patriarch Sako: Iraq’s Christians ‘have a vocation in this country'
According to Herald Malaysia, 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 in the battle to liberate Mosul.
There are approximately 200,000 Christians in Iraq, a significant decline from the millions that lived in the country just a few decades ago.
Author's summary: Patriarch Sako affirms Iraqi Christians' role.
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