Benedict XVI’s words at the Angelus prayer take the credit for "bringing the Iraqi situation back to the attention of the world’s public opinion" and for "reviving the dialogue between Christians and Muslims that has gone on for 14 centuries in the country". It was stated to SIR by father Philip Najim, procurator of the Chaldeian Church to the Holy See. "They are evidence of the Pope’s closeness to Iraq and his attention to dialogue, cohabitation and tolerance. Benedict XVI invoked respect for the human being, which is God’s creature, and the quest for peace through love and charity. And dialogue is the preferred tool to achieve this purpose. In his address, he has been determined and accurate in addressing the ‘beloved Iraqi population’, with no distinctions at all. Suffering belongs to everyone, Sunnis, Shiites, Christians". Then, speaking of the meeting between the Pontiff and the Chaldeian patriarch, Emanuele III Delly, the Procurator mentioned that "the population keeps suffering and we are sorry to notice that the press is speaking less and less of Iraq. The endless terrorist attacks kill many people every day. The main emergency remains security, not to mention the problems the population is having in regularly finding the basic necessities, such as water, food, electricity and other services. Before all this, it is difficult to speak of a Iraqi revival".
