The Pope in his visit to Northern Iraq, gave a speech to the Christian minority in the country which has grown ever smaller since the 2003 U.S invasion and ISIS. The Pope encouraged the population to rebuild as he toured by destroyed churches and bombed out areas. During his speech the Pope also called for the ability to forgive being an important ability for Christians and to prove that peace and brotherhood is stronger than war and fratricide. Some of the places in Northern Iraq being not to far from Mosul, the capital of the ISIS held territory and a location where those who did not flee were killed be it Muslim or Christian. Is it possible to forgive those who beheaded, raped and committed killings on mass, in terms of forgiveness I do not believe it would be easy for any of the Christian to forgive such actions as they try to rebuild their homes.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/07/pope-iraq-christian-muslim-474196
Chris Rauch
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