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Opinion: It’s a quarter past midnight for Christians in the Middle East Special to National Post © Provided by National Post Pope Francis speaks at a square near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, in northern Mosul on March 7, 2021, during his historic visit to Iraq. By Peter Subissati Many adjectives have been used to qualify Pope Francis’ whirlwind visit to Iraq. While most have opted for “historic,” “belated” is perhaps more apt, for it comes precisely when much of Middle Eastern Christendom is on its knees. One of the most powerful images of the visit occurred when Pope Francis addressed his flock from the bombed-out carcass of a church destroyed by ISIL. The choice of Mosul could not have been more symbolic, as the formerly vibrant city, which once stood at the ancient crossroads of cultures and religions, is now an ethnically homogenous city in ruins.

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