His Beatitude Patriarch John X Yazigi criticized the Julani regime from Damascus after the terrorist attack against St. Elias Church: ◽ We are here, we are here to stay, and we are an essential part of this community. ◽ There has not been such an attack on a church in… pic.twitter.com/LfgaYmrZUA — Kevork Almassian (@KevorkAlmassian) […]
Syria: Patriarch John X calls for ‘a civil state in which everyone has the same rights and duties’
In issuing this call, Patriarch John X has indirectly rejected the idea of dhimmitude, the elements of Islamic law that institutionalize the subjugation of Christians as inferiors in the Islamic state. “ASIA/SYRIA – Patriarch Yohanna X and the new Syria: ‘We Christians are not “guests” in this land,’” Agenzia Fides, December 16, 2024: Damascus (Agenzia Fides) […]