"We can celebrate our cults but we cannot announce the Gospel. There are Muslims who secretly come asking to be baptised, but then they are forced to escape. There is no conscientious freedom, so conversions to other religions are not allowed". However, this does not hinder dialogue: "there is the dialogue of life with Islam. To our Muslim brothers, we testify our faith in God through faithfulness, Christian morality, patience, forgiveness, humbleness. We testify God through charity. Christians pointed out mgr. Sako have been in Iraq since before Islam, they are the pioneers of the Iraqi civilisation, they have translated the texts of medicine, law, literature, philosophy, they have always defended the geographical integrity, behaving faithfully, loyally and honestly towards their country. That’s why an Iraq without Christians is a poorer Iraq, it is no longer the cradle of cohabitation". ” ” ” “
