Scholar: Christians Fighting More Than Iraqi State
24th November 2009
Archbishop Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, procurator of the Syrian Catholic Patriarchate in Rome, presented this analysis at a press meeting organized at the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
The prelate, 71, said that in Iraq’s social system, Christians have no supports to defend themselves, thus becoming easy victims of common criminals or terrorist groups.
He said their situation can be called a “religious persecution” caused by a social system that is inspired by a view of the Quran, according to which Islam and its followers must dominate and regard believers of other religions as citizens with fewer rights.
Islam requires that Muslims rule and that all others be ruled. Anyone who doesn’t understand that about Islam doesn’t understand Islam. Unfortunately, that appears to include a number of Muslims. Even more unfortunately, that appears to include an even greater number of supposedly intelligent government officials.