Notes Worry Over Uncertain Future
ALEPPO,
Syria, AUG. 21, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Last week the Metropolitan of
Aleppo, Mar Gregorios Yohanna Abraham, of the Syrian Orthodox Church,
issued a statement on the problems Christians are facing in the midst of
the current conflicts.
“We no longer can enjoy our peaceful co-existence the once we use to be proud of,” he commented.
“A this juncture, we cannot see the light at the end of our
predicament tunnel, after all this detraction and mayhem we still hear
that ‘The Battle for Aleppo’ with untold consequences is yet to start,”
he noted.
He explained that problems began dating back to the 1980s with
corruption and bad behavior by government officials. “The yoke of
persistent corruption generated discreet popular foment which eventually
triggered the protest movement,” he said.
People thought that with the popular uprisings in other Middle
Eastern countries that that the “Arab Spring” could be a way to
eradicate corruption. What has occurred, however, is civil war and
chaos.
There is the danger, he said, of a “nightmarish scenario which
threatens the existence of the state by fragmenting it into many tiny
entities.”
It is important, he urged, to maintain a united Syria, but one with more justice, the rule of law, and freedom of belief.
The Church leader pleaded for a cease fire between the warring
parties and for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the country.
Furthermore, he called for negotiations between all the parties and for
an eventual reconciliation between those in conflict.
“I would invite you to share with me fervent prayers for a peaceful
out come to the Syrian crisis, for security, safety and stability,” he
added.
Source: http://www.zenit.org/article-35404?l=english
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