Iraqi Christians 'will soon disappear,' Chaldean Patriarch warns (AsiaNews)

“Iraqi Christians, and perhaps also Christians of other nations, will soon disappear if there is no change in thinking and national system,” warned Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church since 2013. “Islamic heritage makes Christians second-class citizens and allows usurpation of their property ... We must rewrite the constitution and laws, away from nepotism, favoritism, and build a democratic system based on citizenship.”