Pope Francis aims to make Father Abraham a counterterrorist Joel Gehrke © Provided by Washington Examiner
Pope Francis’s overtures to Middle Eastern governments and religious leaders are an attempt to use the biblical patriarch Abraham to bridge sectarian and political boundaries in a region torn by religious violence.
Iraqi President Barhim Salih heralded the Pope’s arrival in Baghdad last week as “an historic opportunity and occasion to reaffirm the values of love, peace, coexistence, acceptance of others.” Salih’s rhetoric suited the pope’s itinerary, playing on the theme of his attendance at an interfaith meeting hosted by the United Arab Emirates, one of the major Sunni Arab powers.
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The pontiff s message was of forgiveness, hope and perseverance as he toured northern Iraq
Pope Francis gestures as he boards a plane to depart for Rome, at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad. Reuters
Cardinals and ranking Catholic clergymen board the Alitalia Airbus A330 aircraft as Pope Francis bids farewell to other bishops and Iraq s President Barham Saleh and his wife Sarbagh before departing from the Iraqi capital s Baghdad International. AFP
Iraq s President Barham Saleh and his wife Sarbagh escort Pope Francis during the farewell ceremony for the pontiff at the Iraqi capital s Baghdad International Airport. AFP
Pope Francis meets Abdullah Kurdi, father of little Alan, who was shipwrecked with his brother and mother on the Turkish coast in September 2015 while he was trying to reach Europe with his family, at the end of a Mass in the Erbil Stadium. EPA