The Tablet April 26, 2021 A nun waves Iraq’s flag prior to Pope Francis’ celebration of Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Irbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021. Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based Chaldean patriarch, offered suggestions for ways Iraqis can put into action what the pope preached while in the country in March. (Photo: CNS/Paul Haring) By Elise Ann Allen ROME (Crux) — Perhaps the most authoritative Catholic voice in Iraq has argued that the survival of Christianity in the country depends on the creation of a secular state where all forms of sectarianism are eradicated, allowing the nation to become an example of respectful coexistence for the Middle East.