Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
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by Louis Raphael Sako*Baghdad (Fides Agency) – Pope Francis was a phenomenon.I have known other Popes, but Francis was different.His simplicity, spontaneity, humanity, and spirituality were very moving to me.When I met him, he was like a father who listened and responded, not someone who judged.On a human level, he was a prophetic voice against war and injustice. He understood the Muslim world and promoted dialogue in a concrete way with his visits to Arab countries. I particularly remember the Document on Human Fraternity signed in Abu Dhabi in 2018 together with Grand Imam Ahmed al Tayyeb and the visit to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the city of Najaf, Iraq. Pope Francis repeated that we are all brothers.He condemned extremism. He renewed the Church.Now May he rest in peace with our Heavenly Father. ( Fides Agency 23/4/2025)* Cardinal and Patriarch of the Chaldean Church
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