” “” “”The Pope loves you dearly and prays for our country. This is the message we will take to Iraqis when we go back after the intensive days that we lived with Benedict XVI”. This was said by the auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, mgr. Shlemon Warduni who spoke to SIR of "the love and sympathy he received from all the cardinals he met during the Consistory". "At such a difficult time states the bishop , the closeness of the Pope and the Church encourages us to move on towards reconciliation. Now more than ever we feel to be part of the universal Church". "Such support specifies mgr. Warduni is not for us Christians only, but for all Iraqis. That’s why, in yesterday’s audience with the Iraqi delegation, we wanted to thank the Pope for all he is doing for Iraq. We gave him the greetings of many Iraqi Muslims and Benedict XVI was so happy. As he greeted us, he said: ‘I will do all I can for Iraq to be at peace'”. ” “” “” “
