Synod: Iraqi patriarch issues plea for his 'tortured and bloodied country'
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Rome
One of the most moving speeches in the Synod of Bishops so far came on Tuesday from Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, the Chaldean Patriarch of Iraq, who described daily life as ?a Calvary? in his ?tortured and bloodied country.?
Without pointing a direct finger of blame at any party, or advancing any particular political solution, Delly spoke in dramatic terms about the country?s suffering, including that of its Christian community.