By Baghdadhope*
Fonte delle notizie: Ankawa.com
"Mi rifugio all’ombra delle tue ali, finché sia passato il pericolo"
Con le parole rivolte al Signore e tratte dal Salmo 57,2 si conclude la lettera di Mons. Louis Sako, Arcivescovo caldeo di Kirkuk, sulla particolare situazione che gli iracheni cristiani stanno vivendo.
Nella lettera Mons. Sako ha ricordato come il colpire i cristiani sia un atto vergognoso che è contrario al disegno divino che ci ha creati diversi, che viola i diritti umani ed offende i valori religiosi. Lo svuotamento del paese dellla sua componente cristiana è definito "un errore che condurrà il paese all'estremismo", un paese che è già - continua la lettera - "avviato verso l'intolleranza etnica e religiosa, la divisione settaria e la frammentazione" mentre dovrebbe essere costruito "sul dialogo che favorisce la coesistenza e la fiducia."
I cristiani - continua Mons. Sako - non vogliono vivere isolati dagli altri iracheni perchè vogliono partecipare al futuro del proprio paese in ogni sua parte ed insieme ai loro fratelli musulmani, arabi, curdi e turcomanni.
Per queste ragioni l'Arcivescovo chiede ai cristiani di resistere e di partecipare attivamente con il proprio voto alle prossime elezioni ed al governo di proteggerli e di rendere pubblici i risultati delle inchieste condotte per scoprire gli autori degli omicidi che hanno colpito la comunità.
In calce il testo della lettera di Mons. Sako in inglese
Intanto il Patriarca della chiesa caldea, Cardinale Mar Emmanuel III Delly, si è recato ieri a Karamles dove ha celebrato la santa Messa nella chiesa di Mar Addai e dove, nell'omelia, ha dichiarato che gli iracheni cristiani non vogliono più "messaggi rassicuranti e promesse ma azioni concrete e sicurezza."
Il patriarca si è poi recato a Baghdida dove ha incontrato la famiglia di Padre Mazen Ishoa, il sacerdote siro cattolico il cui padre e due fratelli sono stati uccisi nella loro casa di Mosul, ed i vescovi siro cattolico e siro ortodosso di Mosul, Mons. George Alqas Musa e Mons. Gregorius Saliba Shimoun.
Tornato a Mosul Mar Delly ha celebrato la Santa Messa nella chiesa di Saint Paul insieme al vescovo caldeo della città, Mons. Emile Shimoun Nona per poi incontrare gli sceicchi sunniti Abdullah al-Yawar e Faisal Hamidi Yawar, quest'ultimo vice governatore del governatorato di Ninive che ha offerto di proteggere i cristiani se lo stato non riuscisse a farlo.
Kirkuk Christians:
Monday 1 march a day of Fasting in solidarity with the oppressed Christians of Mosul: We will stay nevertheless the pressures: this is our Land!
The targeting of innocent Christians, especially in these days in Mosul, in a barbarous manner, coinciding with the elections, is a shameful act, affects the design of God who created us different, violates human rights, hits the national partnership, and insults religious values. Wiping out Christianity from the region; or to force them to follow Islamic banner will only lead the Country to become more radical. Therefore we have chosen to fast and pray in protest against these heinous acts and in solidarity with our brothers confident that the justice of God is inevitable.
Concern of Iraqi Christians is growing in front of what is happening in Mosul of tension and struggle between political forces working in an atmosphere of chaos and congestion! To be sure, but the security or stability without genuine reconciliation and political harmony is not possible. When each one has to install its influence will create more problems.. No unique party or bloc or the majority can govern Iraq separately. That exclusion and marginalization scrap blow to national unity and stability. And that one house divided against itself, ruin the whole house. It is unfortunate that the country today is going more towards the ethnic intolerance, religious and sectarian division.. That this harmony between the political parties and politicians do not happen automatically, but achieved with the adoption of standards, mechanisms and indicators of ethnic and religious discrimination, genuine partnership and effective dialogue that enhances trust and co-existence and nation-building on the principles of citizenship, justice and equality .. Power of the state comes from credibility in the application of the laws of both officials and the transparency and dedication.. Our Unity is at risk as well as our future.. I ask all Iraqis to be aware of this truth.
We Christians we can look for a shelter in other lands to ensure our lives and our children's future, but we do not want isolation from the Iraqis. This is not our morale and our history or our partnership, everyone knows our role in reconstructing Iraq. Our position and our decision is to build our future with our fellow Muslims: Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen in the south, center and north. To build it through our commitment to our country which is not just a handful of soil country, but a story and survive, we build it with our principals, moral, honestly, impartially, and openness and cooperation, respect and love. We Christians believe this is a strength and not weakness or fear..
Therefore I call upon Christians not to give in to pressures or drift in obscurity and isolation, and we demand the central government and local communities and parties located in Mosul to protect citizens, especially the Christians who have been targeted more than once!
I call on everyone to participate actively in the vote with a clear conscience those candidates who have the competence to serve the country and its people.
Lord to find shelter under your wings to cross the storm (Psalm 57 2).
Archbishop Louis Sako
The targeting of innocent Christians, especially in these days in Mosul, in a barbarous manner, coinciding with the elections, is a shameful act, affects the design of God who created us different, violates human rights, hits the national partnership, and insults religious values. Wiping out Christianity from the region; or to force them to follow Islamic banner will only lead the Country to become more radical. Therefore we have chosen to fast and pray in protest against these heinous acts and in solidarity with our brothers confident that the justice of God is inevitable.
Concern of Iraqi Christians is growing in front of what is happening in Mosul of tension and struggle between political forces working in an atmosphere of chaos and congestion! To be sure, but the security or stability without genuine reconciliation and political harmony is not possible. When each one has to install its influence will create more problems.. No unique party or bloc or the majority can govern Iraq separately. That exclusion and marginalization scrap blow to national unity and stability. And that one house divided against itself, ruin the whole house. It is unfortunate that the country today is going more towards the ethnic intolerance, religious and sectarian division.. That this harmony between the political parties and politicians do not happen automatically, but achieved with the adoption of standards, mechanisms and indicators of ethnic and religious discrimination, genuine partnership and effective dialogue that enhances trust and co-existence and nation-building on the principles of citizenship, justice and equality .. Power of the state comes from credibility in the application of the laws of both officials and the transparency and dedication.. Our Unity is at risk as well as our future.. I ask all Iraqis to be aware of this truth.
We Christians we can look for a shelter in other lands to ensure our lives and our children's future, but we do not want isolation from the Iraqis. This is not our morale and our history or our partnership, everyone knows our role in reconstructing Iraq. Our position and our decision is to build our future with our fellow Muslims: Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen in the south, center and north. To build it through our commitment to our country which is not just a handful of soil country, but a story and survive, we build it with our principals, moral, honestly, impartially, and openness and cooperation, respect and love. We Christians believe this is a strength and not weakness or fear..
Therefore I call upon Christians not to give in to pressures or drift in obscurity and isolation, and we demand the central government and local communities and parties located in Mosul to protect citizens, especially the Christians who have been targeted more than once!
I call on everyone to participate actively in the vote with a clear conscience those candidates who have the competence to serve the country and its people.
Lord to find shelter under your wings to cross the storm (Psalm 57 2).
Archbishop Louis Sako
