Pope’s Iraq visit: Right timing? Edward Pentin, NCRegister Wednesday, February 17, 2021 At least one Catholic leader, Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan, thinks if the visit should have been postponed “to a more propitious moment, in order to motivate and involve a greater number of Christians, oppressed and close to despair for a long time in Iraq.” © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Pope’s Iraq visit: Right timing?
Edward Pentin, NCRegister
Wednesday, February 17, 2021