Posted on 04/15/2018 11:09:15 AM PDT by marshmallow
ROME- Christian leaders around the world, particularly from the Middle East, are raising their voices in favor of an “end to the bloodshed in Syria” in light of a bombing carried out by the United States, the United Kingdom and France this weekend, targeting military compounds that host chemical weapons.
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill spoke on the phone on Saturday, according to TASS, the Russian news agency, worried about the latest developments in the Syrian war.
“We have come forward with this initiative knowing that the Christians cannot remain on the sidelines seeing what is happening in Syria,” Kirill told reporters on Saturday. “Ours was a significant peacemaking dialogue.”
He also said that the two Christian leaders hope to see an end to the “bloodshed” in Syria.
“We spoke about how Christians should influence the events with the scope of putting an end to the violence, ending the war, preventing even more victims,” Kirill said.
Though there’s no accurate number for the amount of casualties in the past seven years, an estimated 400,000 to half a million people are believed to have been killed as a direct result of the ongoing war, either at the hands of terrorist organizations such as ISIS, the Syrian government, rebel groups or international actors, including Russia and the U.S.
Last week, during his weekly Sunday address, Francis demanded an end to the “inhuman” violence in Syria, saying that it had to end “without delay.”
“In these days, my thoughts have often turned to the beloved and martyred Syria, where war has intensified, especially in Eastern Ghouta,” he said, referring to an eastern suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus, where the bombing by government forces has been concentrated. On Saturday, the Syrian army declared the area “completely liberated.”
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They must be Russian Trolls then.
Where were they for the last 17 years? Why now with Trump in office?
Fake news. And these are not Christians, unless they have a bayonet to their backs as they speak and smile at the world.
If Assad is removed they will probaly all be killed.
Unreal..250k killed,and the Christians are worried that the US attacked chemical webs facilities??? This is the modern day Church for you.
Surreal, isn’t it?
The Pope’s ignorance of the world at large is overwhelming.
If Assad is overthrown, Syrian Christians will no longer exist.
Why is that so hard to understand?
It's my conspiracy theory and I'm staying with it.
Until now, I don’t think I’ve ever thought that a Pope should go **** himself.
The Syrian Christian community has been there for >2,000 years. Who are you to say they are not Christians?
NeoCons, McCain & Kristol want the million or so Syrian Christians to be Shoahed because they don’t like Israel.
Who is this Pope’s Master? Often it appears to be a different one that I serve.
Our enemies:
Stupid Syrian Christians made the mistake of picking the side of Assad because he allows them to practice their faith and live their lives instead of our friends, al Nusra (aka "Free Syrian Army" or "Moderate Syrian Rebels Who Love Fluffy Bunnies"), who would've mercifully slit their throats, putting them out of their misery after raping their wives and daughters.
Stupid Syrian Christians!
Pope Francis is not a Syrian Christian Leader.
“Pope” Francis is a Soros hand puppet.
Or they will have no choice but to flee.
Please see post 17.
Or have no choice but to leave or flee.
Or to flee or become refugees.
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