Hassaké (Agenzia Fides ) -2013-08-30
"It is easy to pave the way for air strikes
on Syria, but it is difficult to end the war and the consequences of
these attacks throughout the Middle East": is the comment, entrusted to
Fides Agency by Eustathius Matta Roham, Syro-Orthodox Metropolitan
Archbishop of "Jazirah and Euphrates", worried and saddened by the
situation that the country is experiencing . "Everywhere, in Syria and
outside Syria , the faithful are praying to ward off an attack by
foreign countries against Syria and in order to build peace in the whole
region. We all pray that our Lord Jesus Christ enlightens the minds of
the people in power, so that they act according to justice and peace,
for the sake of human beings".
The Archbishop informs Fides Agency on the situation in the governorate
of Hassake, in eastern Syria, bordering Turkey and Iraq. "Flights at the
civil airport of Kamichly, as well as in all other Syrian airports are
blocked. Even ground transportation from Kamichly to all other Syrian
cities and to Lebanon are blocked. The population, already suffering for
the conflict, fears a worsening of the situation", with further
consequences of hunger and misery.
Another Syrian Catholic Bishop, who requested anonymity, explains to
Fides Agency: "Today it is impossible to imagine the future of this
country, once a peaceful land and home for all refugees of the Middle
East. The most dramatic thing has been the absence of any form of
dialogue in the last three years, while anguish and despair inhabit
these people".
"This conflict - continues the Bishop - has turned Syria into a
battlefield, destroying the world of work, the innocence of childhood,
the peace of families, as well as infrastructure, schools, places of
worship, houses and hospitals". "It is a cruel tragedy - he concludes - a
small nation carries such a heavy cross, in silence". (PA) (Agenzia
Fides 30/08/2013)
Source: http://www.fides.org/en/news/34195-ASIA_SYRIA_Archbishop_Matta_Roham_It_is_easy_to_launch_air_strikes_difficult_to_stop_the_consequences#.UiPdQz_NmSF
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