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Rome, Italy, Mar 5, 2010 / 11:05 pm (CNA).- With elections just days away, and after weeks of violence by Muslim extremists that have left numerous Christians dead, the Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, called on “all Iraqis to cast their votes for the good of Iraq.”
Speaking to the Italian news agency SIR, the cardinal said, “We are praying that everything will take place orderly and without violence. We will do everything in our power for the good of the country and the people.”
He then condemned the violence of recent days, which has pitted “Iraqis against Iraqis, parties against parties, each one fighting for his own interests … These are internal struggles that are leaving many victims.”
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Speaking to the Italian news agency SIR, the cardinal said, “We are praying that everything will take place orderly and without violence. We will do everything in our power for the good of the country and the people.”
He then condemned the violence of recent days, which has pitted “Iraqis against Iraqis, parties against parties, each one fighting for his own interests … These are internal struggles that are leaving many victims.”
Full article…