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By Cindy Wooden
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing security concerns, Pope Francis is determined to visit Iraq to pay homage to Christian and other minorities persecuted for their faith and to strengthen the commitment of the overwhelming majority of Iraqi Muslims to creating a future of peace and harmony.
As a pilgrim March 5-8, he will visit churches that were destroyed by militants of the Islamic State group, and as a global religious leader, he will hold an interreligious meeting near the ancient city of Ur, birthplace of Abraham.
“Pope Francis is truly a father because he really wants all human beings to be united not only Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants but he is broadening his embrace to include the Islamic world,” said Shahrzad Houshmand Zadeh, a Shiite Muslim theologian who has taught at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
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On behalf of the ladies and gentlemen of our audience and on behalf of Iraqis with all their diversity and ancient identities, we welcome you Your Holiness. It is our great pleasure to have you among us here in Iraq, in the land of Mesopotamia, in the land of the prophets and of heavenly religions Welcome to Baghdad, the city of peace, and to other Iraqi cities, Najaf, Mosul, Erbil, Qaraqosh. Welcome to Ur, our first city, which introduced writing and was the blessed birthplace of the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), the father of the prophets, the city that the hearts of believers yearn for.
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Pope Francis walking into the unknown as he risks his safety to keep Iraqi Christianity alive
Even for Pope Francis, often unfazed by risks to his personal safety, an historic visit to Iraq this week will present acute challenges
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Iraqi security forces patrol around the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Baghdad during preparations for the Pope s visit
Credit: SABAH ARAR /AFP
He has visited trouble spots around the world, from Azerbaijan and Colombia to Mozambique and Myanmar.
On a trip to the Central African Republic, he became the first pope to enter an active war zone, while on the mean streets of Rio de Janeiro he gave his security staff conniptions by mingling with the crowds.