Francis described his decision-making process en route home from Iraq amid concerns that his four-day visit, which featured oftentimes maskless crowds in packed churches, singing -- could result in the spread of infections in a country with a fragile health care system and a sustained surge in new cases.
At every turn of his trip, Francis urged Iraqis to embrace diversity -- from Najaf in the south, where he held a historic face-to-face meeting with powerful Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to Nineveh to the north, where he met with Christian victims of the Islamic State group and heard their testimonies of survival.
Iraq recorded 4,068 infections Saturday, up significantly from infection rates at the start of the year. In total. 13,500 people have died among a total 720,000 confirmed infections. In one of the historic highlights of the trip, Francis was invited into the home of the notoriously reclusive al-Sistani, among the most influential and revered Shiite clerics, and together they delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence and affirmed the rights of Iraqi Christians. The Vatican hopes the message can help preserve the place of the thinning Christian population in Iraq's tapestry of faith and ethnic groups.
"He never stands up for the greeting. He stood up to greet me -- twice," Francis said. "This meeting was good for my soul. He is a luminary." "These are risks that you take in prayer and in dialogue, in seeking advice and in reflection," he said. "They are not whims."
The article says, 'Francis, the Vatican delegation and travelling media were vaccinated against COVID-19...' So if he was already vaccinated before visiting Iraq, what's with the headline?
If he's healthy then God protected him, if he dies it's God's will. They have all the bases covered.
On World Vaccine Trackers Canada sits just BELOW MEXICO, INDONESIA, BANGLADESH & POLAND...in 1st and 2nd DOSES given...is this acceptable for a G7 country to be BELOW MANY 3rd world countries THANKS to Trudeau
So, the 2.5 million people around the World who died from Covid...God decided not to protect them? People all over the World need strong, measured leadership; not this childish mockery.
that's as idiotic as wondering if drinking bleach would work
Gee good thing god hates the 2+ million that have died. What a moronic comment god will protect
Oh yeah god doing serious work in all the labs and production of vaccine and distribution 😂 I prefer to thank doctors and scientists. You know real people doing actual things for the greater good?
As he goes along maskless 🤪🤪. Crazy & dangerous behaviour from a supposed leader.
Lmao Santa protects me with Peter Pan fairy dust!
What EXACTLY who and what is protect? Didn’t ALL this come to pass because God made it this way? I’m admittedly a little confused?
sure why not because god protects the children from predators .. right ....
bless them step, bring grace with you next time, useless news
OHHH.... WELL..... IF GOD WILL PROTECT. hahahahahahaha
not a good message to put out. seems maybe he is offering darwin diplomas
Francis the talking mule!
God ? That’s not how you spell vaccine.
Did he weigh the risk to himself or the risk of the people that he exposed to each other in his large public gathering?
Annnnd this is why religion is fucking useless. Relying on a fictional character to save the day. 🤦♀️
you forgot to mention in your click bait headline that he has already been vaccinated.
Who wants to tell him?
God will protect? Tell that to the millions who have died due to the virus. Or the millions slaughtered over the centuries by the catholics in the name of god.
Wow. God over science. Idiot.
And the anti- maskers now have a leader, thank you very much Pope!!!
Appreciate his effort of reconciling, but ignore his words against science.
I guess he got his Science degree at the same University as DrFullertonMPP
Well that is rather delusional isn't it.
Oh, well he's in for a surprise.
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