We share part 2 of the interview with Archbishop Bashar Matta Warda, CSsR, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, who has been very outspoken about religious persecution in the Middle East, specifically Iraq. Archbishop Warda discusses the importance of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq and how for almost 17 years the world has been watching how violent Iraq has been. For the first time, the world got to see the beauty of the people of Iraq. The archbishop shares how the Catholic Church has had an influence over the country and how it has helped fight the violence and corruption. Archbishop Warda tells us about the politics of Iraq and the difficulties of turning a Dictatorship into a Democratic nation. He fills us in on other important issues from his country.

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