By Breitbart, Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AFP) – A leading church figure in the Middle East said Monday Christians across the region were facing a “tragedy,” and accused the international community of failing to act.
“The situation of Christians, especially in Syria and Iraq, is a tragedy,” said Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, in a press conference ahead of the Christmas holidays.The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem heads the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land.
He said up to two-thirds of Christians have left in those two countries, citing in particular Aleppo — the previously mixed city in northern Syria which has been devastated by more than five years of civil war.
“In Aleppo, before the war there were 300,000 (Christians). Now it is about 50,000 maximum.”He accused world governments of failing to act to help stabilize the region, instead resorting to “slogans.”
“The international community now limit themselves to slogans and some economical support. Nothing more than that — it is very weak.”While he said attacks on Christians killed specifically due to their religion were relatively rare, there have been examples of persecution by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
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