VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A papal delegation of bishops, including Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, will travel to the capital of war-torn Syria in late October to show solidarity with victims and encourage peace negotiations.
“In the certainty that the only possible solution to the crisis is a political solution, and bearing in mind the immense suffering of the population, the fate of displaced persons, and the future of that nation, it has been suggested that our synodal assembly express its solidarity,” Cardinal Bertone said.
Good luck with that. I don’t see any reason why either the al-Assads or the jihadists would want to listen to a bunch of Western religious leaders.
I grieve for Syria. I was there three times, before Hafez al-Assad died. Granted, the regime was despotic, but I could walk between my hotel and my work site at any hour, day or night, without fear.
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