Source: SIR
Surprise move of the Iraqi government for the Christian community of the country. According to what declared to Baghdadhope by Msgr. Shleimun Warduni, Chaldean Patriarch Vicar, "Two days ago Nabet Saber Al-Essawi, mayor of the Iraqi capital, informed the patriarch, Cardinal Mar Emmanuel III Delly, of the intention of the municipality to donate the lot for the construction of a new place of worship. By now it is a promise" - said Msgr. Warduni - "we talked about a lot of no less than 10,000 m², but not of where it is located. "
"That the Iraqis can use their properties is a clear sign of the democratization of the country - comments to SIR the Chaldean Procurator to the Holy See, Father Philip Najim - but is also a sign of respect towards all religions. In this case this choice reflects, in my opinion, that Christians are Iraqi citizens like all the others. The land is given to them not as Christians but as Iraqi citizens. "
