{"id":55544,"date":"2021-03-07T12:45:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T12:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=55544"},"modified":"2021-03-07T12:45:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T12:45:26","slug":"diversity-should-lead-iraq-to-better-future-christian-organization-in-krg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/55544\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity should lead Iraq to better future: Christian organization in KRG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERBIL, KRG, Iraq (North Press)<\/strong> &#8211; The head of a Christian organization in Erbil stressed the importance of peaceful coexistence, and said that the tolerance and diversity that the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) witnessed in welcoming the Pope is worthy of leading the country, rather than political and sectarian blocs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress alignright wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-north-press-agency\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gjLXPWLpae\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/55531\/\">Pope Francis arrives in Kurdistan Region of Iraq<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pope Francis arrives in Kurdistan Region of Iraq&#8221; &#8212; North press agency\" src=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/55531\/embed\/#?secret=5LdPvX6gPW#?secret=gjLXPWLpae\" data-secret=\"gjLXPWLpae\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/55531\/\">Pope Francis, Pope of the Catholic Church, arrived in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq<\/a> (KRG), on Sunday, and then headed to Mosul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[This is] a very great historical event,\u201d said Nawzad Boulos Hakim, head of the Suraya Culture Organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed out that the Pope was scheduled to head to Mosul, after which he will return Erbil and then to the predominantly Christian town of Ain Kawa, where he would tour, before holding the largest mass in Iraq at Franso Hariri Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis picture of Iraqi diversity in general and the special diversity in the Kurdistan Region should be the predominant one that leads the country to a better future, not these political blocs and the abhorrent political movement, nor the abhorrent sectarianism from which we suffered,\u201d he told North Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo this beautiful sweet atmosphere with children and an olive branch confirms that we will have a better future, and our hope is that the flags of freedom, democracy, safety, and stability will fly in Iraq,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large mass will be held in the presence of the Pope at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil today, before his return to Baghdad and then to the Vatican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Peshawa Pehlewi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diversity should lead Iraq to better future: Christian organization in KRG\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pvHGk5A9Qtw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ERBIL, KRG, Iraq (North Press) &#8211; The head of a Christian organization in Erbil stressed the importance of peaceful coexistence, and said that the tolerance and diversity that the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) witnessed in welcoming the Pope is worthy of leading the country, rather than political and sectarian blocs. 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