Posted on 10/18/2016 5:12:13 PM PDT by marshmallow
HOMS, Syria — Father Jacques Mourad was prior of the Mar Elian Monastery, a pilgrimage center near Al Quaryatayn, about 65 miles southeast of Homs, until he was abducted by Islamic State militants in May 2015. He managed to escape after nearly five months of captivity, yet that August the Islamic State had captured Al Quaryatayn and destroyed the monastery. The city was later liberated by Syrian forces in April 2016.
Now based in Europe, Father Mourad spoke Oct. 17 with international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need about the situation in Syria.
In early April 2016, Al Quaryatayn was finally freed from ISIS. How is the situation there now?
The city may have been liberated, but normal, everyday life is not yet possible. Most houses have been destroyed. But at least electricity and water have in the meantime been restored. However, most people have not yet returned to Al Quaryatayn. The fear that ISIS will come back is great.
The war in Syria continues unabated. Peace negotiations have repeatedly failed. Many people are fleeing, including Christians. How great is the danger that Christianity will be obliterated in the Middle East?
This obliteration has already become reality. There are regions in Iraq and Syria that no longer have any Christian inhabitants. But the people are not fleeing willingly. They have no other choice. This is especially true for the Christians in Syria, because we are a small minority. The violence that reigns in Syria is unbearable. I do not understand why other countries refuse to see this reality and take action. The world must finally react!
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Neither obama nor Hillary cares about Eastern Christians—or even Roman Catholics and Evangelical Protestants!!!!
They will keep doing business with Saudi Arabia—especially Hillary so that she can get “clinton cash”. And they will engage in more and more bombing, drone strikes, and war!!
Only electing Donald Trump can stop the madness!!!!!
I remember Father Mourad, in fact, there might have even been 2 different Father Mourads. Thanks for posting this.
Yes, this is the one that was kidnapped and thank God, let go. A Muslim helped him escape on motorcycle.
Sorry, way too much money to be made.
They’ve basically purchased our government on both sides of the aisle.
http://aleteia.org/2015/10/14/syrian-priest-reveals-that-he-escaped-from-isis-captivity/ <-— Article detailing his escape.
Oh! No! Must NOT Do That!
After All....
The ClinToon Foundation Need Saudi Money
The Bush Family Need More Saudi Money
0bozo Needs To Bow Down To Saudi Kings
I know people are expecting the </sarcasm> tag
Well This post gets the <truth> tag instead
PS: VOTE TRUMP
So how can we boycott Saudi products? What do they sell us besides oil?
So true.
WE are the ones so very dependent on Saudi petroleum and natural gas. Their supply will fail in another 200 years and then we WILL turn to our own natural resources.
My husband and I lived there for five years. We made a PILE of money and that's where I developed the habit of going to DAILY MASS on an ARAMCO camp (Roman Catholic) called Ras Tanura, right on the Persian/Arabian Gulf.
Since non-Muslim men of the cloth are forbidden there the government simply calls the priests, ministers and the one Anglican priest "special teachers."
My Saudi boss was the one who OKAYED (and approved of) my attending Mass.
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