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Mar 8, 2021 · It was the tragic decimation of the Yazidi ethnic community by the Islamic State group following the 2014 occupation of Northern Iraq that inspired the pope to make the trip, he said.
Mar 6, 2021 · 6 March 2021. Coronavirus. Pope: 'We cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion'. Pope Francis has condemned extremism in the name of religion on a historic visit to Iraq where he discussed ...
- The Right to Profess One’S Faith
- No One Has The Right to Obliterate A Religious Group
- The Holy See's Position
- The Return of Refugees
Saying that it is unacceptable that human beings continue to be persecuted and killed because of their religious affiliation, the Pope called for the recognition, protection and respect for persecuted minorities and said that every person has the right to freely profess his or her own faith without limitations.
“Once again, he said, I raise my voice in favour of Yazidi rights, above all for the right to exist as a religious community: no one can claim the power to obliterate a religious group because it is not tolerated. To those present the Pope said “Your history, rich in spirituality and culture, has unfortunately been marked by unspeakable violations ...
He said the Holy See never tires of intervening to denounce these situations or of demanding recognition, protection and respect while exhorting “dialogue and reconciliation to heal every wound”. Man capable of planning annihilation of the other “The darkest forces can be unleashed from the heart of man”, the Pope continued, making him capable of p...
Pope Francis concluded his address encouraging institutions and people of good will who belong to other communities to contribute “to the reconstruction of homes and of places of worship” without neglecting to push forward concrete efforts and create the conditions for the return of the refugees to their homes and the preservation of their identity...
Jan 8, 2015 · An estimated 5,000 Yazidi women are being held as slaves by militants from the Islamic State group, Pope Francis was told when he met a top-level delegation of Yazidi leaders Thursday at the Vatican.
Jan 24, 2018 · Serhat Ortac, President of the society of Yazidi Academics was amongst those representing the Yazidi people during today’s audience with the Pope: Ortac told Vatican News that a people the Yazidis are very grateful for the Pope’s invitation and they are very thankful for his support.
Mar 6, 2021 · The pope is visiting Iraq despite worries that the trip and any large gatherings might cause a superspreader event in a country suffering a spike in coronavirus cases. Francis did wear a mask in ...
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Jan 24, 2018 · Vatican City, Jan 24, 2018 / 10:12 am. Speaking to members of the Yazidi community, a religious minority which has been persecuted by the Islamic State, Pope Francis said Wednesday that everyone ...
