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Holy Father Hopes for Peace in Iraq

 
 Benedict XVI hopes that the fraternal bonds between Christians and Muslims
-- "children of the same land" -- will not fail.

After praying the Angelus today with the crowds gathered in the papal summer
residence of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father commented on his meeting
Saturday with Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly.

The Pope said that the patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans referred to
"the tragic reality that the beloved population of Iraq must face daily, where
Christians and Muslims have lived together for 14 centuries as children of the
same land."

The Pontiff said today: "I hope that these bonds of fraternity will not
diminish between them, while, with sentiments of my spiritual closeness, I invite
all to join me in asking Almighty God for the gift of peace and concord in
that martyred country."

The Chaldean Catholic community is the largest Christian community in Iraq.
 

Zenit.org_CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, OCT. 1, 2006