Venice Patriarch’s message to the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) after the tragic death of Mgr. Rahho
on Mar 14, 2008 in Declaration and tagged chaldeans, christanity affection, dialogue, emmanuel III, holy week, paulos faraj rahho
Your Beatitude,
on behalf of all the Churches and Bishops of North-Eastern Italy and of the Patriarchate of Venice as well as myself, I wish to extend to you and to Iraq’s long suffering Christian community our truest sympathy for the heartbreaking sorrow caused by the tragic death of His Excellency Mgr Paulos Faraj Rahho.
The witness to martyrdom that Christians in this troubled country are offering constitutes a powerful reminder to all of our Churches. It is the ultimate invitation to all Christians to follow resolutely Jesus Christ, our Pascha.
On the occasion of the upcoming Holy Week, I shall not fail to remind all of our faithful, in particular our priests, to say a special prayer in memory of Monsignor Rahho and in solidarity to you all.
With the deepest sense of collegial affection
Angelo Scola
Patriarch of Venice
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