Syrian forces Monday bombarded districts of Homs and attacked other cities.The attacks
came after Arab states pledged support for the opposition battling President Assad
and called for international peacekeepers to be sent to the country.
During
his Sunday Angelus Pope Benedict appealed for an end to the violence and bloodshed
and called for a commitment to dialogue, reconciliation and peace.
Lydia O’Kane
spoke to Jesuit Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Professor at Rome’s Pontifical Oriental Institute
about the current situation for Christians living in Syria who says, “the situation
for Christians was quite as long as long as they didn’t interfere with the politics…What
will come is probably an Islamic regime, Islamic system which is for Christians is
a danger”.
Fr Samir also says that it is time to find a solution immediately
because the situation is deteriorating day by day. Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s interview