Mar Emmanuel III Deli
On 22 January the newly-elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Mar Emmanuel III Deli, offered a letter of appreciation to the officials of the Iraqi Governing Council in Baghdad . In the letter His Beatitude writes: “I thank you and wish you success for the work done for our people and our Iraqi brothers.” Mar Emmanuel continues to say that with the effort of these officials Iraq can once again establish itself in the world community.
In his letter, His Beatitude desires greater unity among Iraqis and asks the officials to promote stability, security, and prosperity for the people of Iraq .
Mar Emmanuel then continues to write: “I promise you…that we are ready to cooperate in order to establish a better Iraq , that will be an example in the areas of religious, political, cultural and social freedom for all her sons without exception”.
Mar Emmanuel qualifies “We” by continuing to say: “We, the Chaldoassyrian Christians, owners of the Syriac culture and language for many millennia, have worked together with our Muslim, Yezidi and Sabbean brothers with our hearts and soul.” Mar Emmanuel is the first head of a Syriac-speaking church to personally endorse the title of “Chaldo-Assyrian” in Iraq in an official capacity.
Mar Emmanuel concludes his letter by saying “We demand the recognition of our legitimate religious, cultural, social
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