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:
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.He made this statement after celebrating Mass for the reconsecration of Mosul’s historic Al-Tahira church. The church was desecrated by ISIS in 2014 and heavily damaged during the battle to liberate Mosul.
The Iraqi Christian community has faced significant challenges, with their numbers declining sharply to an estimated 200,000, from millions just a few decades ago. As the Patriarch noted, Iraqi Christians
have suffered a lot, and are tired.
Author's summary: Patriarch Sako affirms Iraqi Christians' faith.