Pope Francis trip to Iraq made him the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to ever visit the country
“I AM WITH YOU IN YOUR SUFFERING AND PAIN.” Remember that “HOPE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN HATRED, PEACE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN WAR.” The words of Pope Francis during his visit to Iraq, March 5-7, 2021 - the first trip by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to Iraq. ===000=== Ur was an important city of ancient Mesopotamia in what today is modern day Iraq . The site is 6,000 years old. According to Biblical tradition it was named after the man who founded the first settlement there. Why would Pope Francis who is 84 years old attend an inter-religious prayer at the ancient archeological site of Ur in Iraq? Because the ancient site is the traditional birthplace of Abraham . Not only is Abraham revered by Christians, but also by Jews and by Muslims. Abraham is the patriarch, the father of...