Syria: Patriarch Blasts Western Efforts to Remove Assad

Catholic Culture ^ | 7/22/16

[marshmallow]

The head of the Syriac Catholic Church—an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See—offered strong criticism of “American, French, English, [and] European Union politicians” whose efforts to remove President Bashar al-Assad have led to a nightmare for the region’s Christians.

Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Yonan told the National Catholic Register that Syria was a place “where they were fighting against illiteracy, where you had medical care for all, a peaceful country, where you could go wherever you wanted to go, 24 hours a day without any problem — they [the Western powers] find it has a dictatorship they have to knock down.”

“One of the most moderate, laicized countries in the region, Syria, has been ravished by one of the most sectarian wars,” he said, as he decried the Western alliance with the “Wahabbism of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other [Persian] Gulf states.”

The patriarch also said that “political correctness” prevents discussion in the West about the dangers of radical Islam.

[BitWielder1]

The patriarch also said that “political correctness” prevents discussion in the West about the dangers of radical Islam.

[CMB_polarization]

It takes a strong leader to keep radical islam from taking over, but they tend to be labeled dictators, autocrats and worse by progressive elements, which just sees radical islam as another means to destroy Christianity, without regard for the long term.

[PGR88]

I’ve come to the conclusion - The USA, its elites, and its banks are in an unholy, satanic alliance with Saudi Arabia and Turkey to arrange Sunni dominance, lead by Saudi Arabia, in the Mid-East.

[CMB_polarization]

Given that the Saudis have the $$$ from oil to make the attempt.

[Honorary Serb]

The Roman Patriarch is RIGHT!!!!

Under Assad, Christians and muslims got along with each other in peace! American and European Christian pilgrims, tourists, and business travelers could visit Syria with no problems.

Now-—not so much!!!!

[Blacklisted]

Let’s not mince words here: Bashar al-Assad is a genocidal socialist dictator and a barrel-bomb dropping a war criminal who has already murdered a half a million Syrians. The rebels will have their freedom and democracy now, and get rid of their Baathist oppressors whether Orthodox Christians, or any one else for that matter, like it or not.

[Blacklisted]

Nor should Catholic Patriarchs hitch the Church's wagon to the murderous Baathist Syrian Regime any more than they should to Baathist ISIS.

The Pope needs to have a sit-down with this rogue priest.

[Biggirl]

Yep, and for the USA, right now it is Donald J. Trump, and yes he since last night has been coming under attack by a left that is in panic.

[cloudmountain]

Let’s not mince words here: Bashar al-Assad is a genocidal socialist dictator and a barrel-bomb dropping a war criminal who has already murdered a half a million Syrians. The rebels will have their freedom and democracy now, and get rid of their Baathist oppressors whether Orthodox Christians, or any one else for that matter, like it or not.

Amen.
My husband and I lived in the KSA when HAFIZ Assad was in power. With his son, Bashar, the fruit didn't fall too far from the tree.