{"id":23807,"date":"2017-07-25T07:32:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T07:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=23807"},"modified":"2017-07-25T07:33:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T07:33:11","slug":"iraq-eyewitness-report-archbishop-mosul-oliver-labesse-acn-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2017\/07\/25\/iraq-eyewitness-report-archbishop-mosul-oliver-labesse-acn-international\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAQ &#8211; Eyewitness report from Archbishop of Mosul- Oliver Labesse &#8211; ACN International"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>IRAQ &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Eyewitness report from Monsignor Petros Mouche, <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Archbishop of Mosul<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Now that Mosul has been liberated, will the Christians be able to return to their homes soon? According to Mgr. Petros Mouche, Syriac Catholic archbishop of the second largest city in Iraq, it is too early for this, but he emphasised the importance of learning from the events of the past and of restoring peace. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ACN: Mgr. Petros Mouche, how did you experience the liberation of Mosul? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a sign of hope for us Christians. The Islamic State was driven off. I hope that the attitude of the people will change. The destruction in Mosul was on an enormous scale. For us Syriac Catholic Christians in Iraq, liberation <\/span>is, of course, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">a cause for great joy because the vast majority of my diocese was staying in the environs of Mosul and in Qaraqosh. Today, Mosul is completely destroyed. Officially, all parts of the city have been liberated, even though there are still people hiding in a number of places. But they will soon be found and driven off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>And now everything needs to be rebuilt. When will the Christians be able to return to Mosul? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is much too early for this now. Perhaps in a few years. They will return from time to time to check on their houses, but at the moment you cannot permanently stay in Mosul. However, many people can return to the Nineveh Plain. Several families have already arrived there. Some have found work or started restaurants, shops and trade businesses. It takes a lot of courage to start from scratch again!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Apart from military measures, how can you fight the Islamic State? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That is exactly what makes it so difficult: you have to be able to affect a change in attitude. In view of these peculiar <\/span>ideas<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> you have to understand that war is not a solution. We have to be able to live together. We have always lived together and this never was a problem. These events have given rise to great hope: that life will begin all over again and the people will learn how to live together. We are all sick of war. Wars have been fought in Iraq off and on since 1958. We have to learn how to live in peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What would you like to say to the benefactors of <\/strong><em>Aid to the Church in Need<\/em><strong>? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I <\/span>would, of course, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">like to express my heartfelt thanks because their presence is always felt among us and in our diaspora. With their support, we will be able to rebuild our houses. It is a great mercy that we can count on their help. After all, the Syriac Catholic Christians were the hardest hit group. They represent 60% of the refugees on the Nineveh Plain. But there will always be a <\/span>help<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><em><strong>Since the crisis began, <\/strong>Aid to the Church in Need<strong> has provided ongoing support to the Christian refugees in northern Iraq. To date, a total of 31 million euros has been donated for emergency aid including food, education, housing, pastoral help and reconstruction.<\/strong> <\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Oliver Labesse \u2013 ACN International<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRAQ &#8211;\u00a0Eyewitness report from Monsignor Petros Mouche, Archbishop of Mosul &nbsp; Now that Mosul has been liberated, will the Christians be able to return to their homes soon? According to Mgr. 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