Posted on 08/10/2014 6:34:53 AM PDT by marshmallow
Rome, Italy, Aug 8, 2014 / 04:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A priest hailing from what used to be Iraq’s largest Christian city has lamented the exodus of over 100,000 Christians from the city, many of whom are fleeing on foot with no food, money or water.
“Today the story of Christianity is finished in Iraq,” said a priest who identified himself as Fr. Nawar.
“People can’t stay in Iraq because there is death for whoever stays,” told CNA Aug. 8.
A priest who has been living and studying in Rome for the last three years, Fr. Nawar is originally from the Iraqi city of Qaraqosh (Bakhdida) on the plains of Nineveh, which was considered the Christian capital of the country until the Kurdish military forces known as the Peshmerga withdrew from it.
The city then fell to forces of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – known as ISIS – on Wednesday night. Since then more than 100,000 Christians have fled the city, many taking with them nothing but the clothes on their backs.
According to reports from BBC News, the Islamic State militants have taken down crosses and burned religious manuscripts.
“It’s a very difficult life,” Fr. Nawar said, “very, very difficult.”
Noting how there are many families now “who are dying because of the temperatures, dying because they can’t eat, dying because of fear, and also because of war, of bombs,” the priest emphasized the importance of giving “a voice to all of these sick people.”
“Christian people need peace in order to live. They don’t live from war. They don’t need people, or even the president, no, they need peace to live. This is important.”
Qaraqosh is about 19 miles southeast of Mosul, which Islamic State forces captured in June, giving an........
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Finished? No. Temporarily set back, yes.
Obama doesn’t care about Christians. Pretty noticeable that Obama adheres to the law of Mohammed: “Kill all the Christians and Jews”.
Imagine nearly 2,000 years gone; when the Jews are gone they’ll start on Europe.
The Jews could not stay in Egypt when Moses led them out and God had His plan in this...to ultimately lead them to safety. Perhaps His plan now is to lead the Christians out of Iraq and Iran just before Israel sends its nukes.
We may be closer to Armageddon than anyone realizes. Some predicted that, in those times, there would be apostasy coming out of Rome and an evil man would rule the U.S. who claims immense popularity throughout the world.
Francis and Obama may not be those two but we seem to be sliding in that direction, aren’t we?
I have a question: when they speak about “Christians,” do they mean Catholics? In other words, do you know the other Christian denominations being persecuted? Thanks!
Got to remember that Obama is a secret Muslim.
I would assume ANY Christians, be they Catholic, Orthodox, etc., that has been living in Iraq since the days of the apostes.
Correction: apostles.
....Yet also greater unity among Christian believers as in John 17.
I don’t mean Roman Catholic, obviously, although there may be some. I have no idea which is why I asked the question.
Yet the country Israel LIVES NOW because of BOTH God and the iron dome.
That also includes Eastern rite Catholics. There is an expert on the Eastern Rite Catholics, who goes by the nic of NYer.
Underground.
You got that right, I see more and more Christians heading back to the catcacombs to practice their faith.
They seemed to be OK under Saddam. He was a rotten bastard, but his iron hand kept the bearded savages from killing each other and everyone else.
BINGO! We have a WINNER!
This video shows the slaughter of Christians, up close and personal.
I did not want to watch, but felt it was necessary for 2 reasons:
To know what to pray for
To remind us how easy it is for able bodied men to compliantly walk to their own slaughter without putting up a fight.
Prayers for these people.
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle,
be our protection against
the malice and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan
and all evil spirits
who wander through the world
for the ruin of souls. Amen.
I agree.
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