‘No one can justify war under the pretext of defending the Christians'
Cairo, 03 September 2013: "No one can justify military intervention in the Middle
East under the pretext of defending the Christians. This is now valid in Syria. But
even in the dramatic moment experienced by Egypt, the exploitation of those asking
the international community to intervene under the guise of protecting the Christians,
affected by the sectarian fanaticism must be rejected". This is what was said to Fides
Agency by Fr. Hani Bakhoum, secretary of the patriarchate of Alexandria of the Catholic
Copts. "As Pope Francis said "It will never be an armed intervention to open the path
to true peace. War calls war, blood calls blood. Every action of that kind does nothing
but worsen the situation" Father Hani added.
Even Christians in Egypt are preparing
for the day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria proclaimed by Pope Francis for
Saturday, September 7. Then, from 20 September to 15 October, the Coptic Catholic
Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak will visit some European countries with the aim to
describe in a direct manner to Churches and local political classes the real dynamics
of the Egyptian crisis and the criteria followed by the Christians in the convulsive
phase experienced by the great North African Country. In his European tour, Patriarch
Sidrak will visit Switzerland, France, Austria and Germany. Source: Fides