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IRAQ: WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, SOLIDARITY AND SYMPATHY WITH IRAQI CHRISTIANS

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Creato: 03 Novembre 2010
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Firm condemnation from the World Council of the Churches “of the criminal terrorist attack" which took place last Sunday in a Christian church of Baghdad and “deep sympathy and solidarity with all those who have lost their beloved ones”. Taking the floor at the international Islam-Christian conference taking place in Geneva since November 1st, secretary general Olav Fykse Tveit said that “the World Council of the Churches is deeply upset at the relentless sufferings of Christians in Iraq and expresses solidarity with all the Churches that are going through dark, difficult times and do not stop testifying to God’s love and peace in Jesus Christ, even amidst hatred and aggression. This is not the first time – Tveit went on – that these attacks have been targeted to the Christian communities in Iraq. The authors should be committed to justice, and the governmental authorities should take responsibility for providing security to all citizens, especially those who live in vulnerable conditions”. The Geneva meeting, called “Changing the communities: Christians and Muslims to build a common future”, will end tomorrow with the publication of a joint statement.

© SIR - november 2th 2010