. He is a deeply revered figure in Shiite-majority Iraq and his opinions on religious and other matters are sought by Shiites worldwide.months in the making, with every detail painstakingly discussedEarly Saturday, the 84-year-old pontiff, travelling in a bullet-proof Mercedes-Benz, pulled up along Najaf’s narrow and column-lined Rasool Street, which culminates at the golden-domed Imam Ali Shrine, one of the most revered sites in Shiite Islam.
The official said there was some concern about the fact that the pope had met with so many people the day before. Francis has received the coronavirus vaccine but al-Sistani has not. The aging ayatollah, who underwent surgery for a fractured thigh bone last year, looked tired. Religious leaders stood to greet him. While Francis wore a mask, few of the leaders on the tented stage did. The meeting was held in the shadow of Ur’s magnificent ziggurat, the 6,000-year-old archaeological complex near the modern city of Nasiriyah.
In a statement issued by his office after the meeting, al-Sistani affirmed that Christians should “live like all Iraqis, in security and peace and with full constitutional rights.” He pointed out the “role that the religious authority plays in protecting them, and others who have also suffered injustice and harm in the events of past years.”
On the few occasions where he has made his opinion known, the reclusive al-Sistani has shifted the course of Iraq’s modern history.
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Pray for Pope Francis safety. He's so compassionate, I love him for it.
The beast makes peace
Unfortunately, there is no hope in the Pope. Jesus Christ is now and always will be the only answer.
I’s at war with some shiites this mornin’. Long, bloody battle probly gonna leave me with a hemorrhoid.
Francis is the devil against humanity!
How to engage in appeasement that ends up making no real change 101 🙄😒
His mask is on top of his head?
what about not believing in made up Gods just an idea
Yea sure while at the same time he advocates for killing every Jew in the Middle East. He even would like to wrap up the Sunnis in that same blood bath. Call it a photo op for the Iranian.
Why don’t they mind their own 1.4 billion citizens instead of going all over the world minding other countries people who cares about their regime does the USA really care about the Chinese population in China
Here is what I think every leader of every country should mind its own business it sounds people that is or should be their priority example CCP hates democracy and they’re crawling all over Democratic countries
Yeah the pope signed a deal with some CCP also you know the country that harvest organs and sell them have millions in concentration camps the pope supports it and supports Iraq now are they not building a nuclear bombA taxpayer expense or was that BS should I ask Kerry
Every group in Iraq is called by their name except us. Yes we are Christians that is our religious affiliation but we do have a name and history that pre dates Christianity. We are ASSYRIANS we have our own culture language history start using our name!
L'art du 'blah blah blah'.
How about end all religions...
No mask?
Pope hate mask.
The alliance of the Jews, ✝️ and Rafidhah will fail then we shall invade Rome & Washington insha Allah
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