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ТАСС: МВнР на Иран оцени срещата на папа Франциск с духовния водач на шиитите в Ирак

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Francis in Iraq arguably the most emblematic papal trip of all time

Francis in Iraq arguably the most emblematic papal trip of all time Mar 7, 2021 editor Pope Francis, center, leaves Mar Youssef Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Pope Francis and Iraq s top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq s long-beleaguered Christian minority during a historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf. (Credit: Khalid Mohammed/AP.) If you d polled 100 Vatican officials and papal diplomats six months ago, probably 99 would have counseled against a papal trip to Iraq. News Analysis ROME – Every papal trip is, in a sense, an exercise in storytelling. A pope chooses to travel to a given destination in part because he believes it has a story the world needs to hear, and, for a few days, he lends it his spotlight, so the global media pay attention.

Pope Francis in Iraq Arguably the Most Emblematic Papal Trip of All Time

The Tablet March 7, 2021 Pope Francis blesses a child as he greets people with disabilities during a visit to the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on Sunday, March 7. (Photo: CNS/Vatican Media via Reuters) By John L. Allen Jr. ROME (Crux) Every papal trip is, in a sense, an exercise in storytelling. A pope chooses to travel to a given destination in part because he believes it has a story the world needs to hear, and, for a few days, he lends it his spotlight, so the global media pay attention. Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq, currently on its third day, is no exception. Iraq’s story is harrowing, made up of upheaval, violence, and unimaginable human suffering, all of it compounded by global neglect. Its Christian minority has been especially afflicted, a point Francis recalls today with his visit to the Christian village of Qaraqosh that was devastated under ISIS occupation from 2014 to 2017.

The Pope s Visit to Najaf: Reflecting on Iraq s Legacy of Religious Divisions

Brief Analysis Given our perpetual crises, we Iraqis rarely look back. But unless Iraqis collectively understand the past and decide how to avoid repeating its mistakes, we are bound to pay these crimes forward as we have in the past. Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq this week arriving with a message of peace and human fraternity is a good story about Iraq, and God knows Iraq needs one.   By any measure, the visit is historic it is the first ever visit of a Pope to Iraq. Equally groundbreaking is the Pope’s visit to Najaf, Shia Islam’s Vatican, and his meeting there with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. Thanks to his visit, many outside Iraq will learn that Iraq is home to Ur, the birthplace of Abraham. More importantly, the Pope will console Iraq’s wounded Christian community. Likewise, the Iraqi welcome of the Pope’s visit is warm and unified.

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