The European bishops express concern for "the situation of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq, many of whom have been driven out of their country by the difficulty of freely living their faith". Therefore, they ask the leaders of the European countries "to open the doors to these people as a duty based on the respect of human rights". In addition, the bishops are "concerned" by the development of the situation in some African and Latin American countries, "in which human dignity, freedom of expression and religion are increasingly threatened". ” “
