Muqtada al Sadr in the Vatican? So far no official request (and no invitation)
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
al Arabiya
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Announcements and rumors which have circulated in the past few days regarding a next visit to the Vatican by Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr and his possible encounter with Pope Francis have no foundation. No request has been submitted to the Holy See so far and there has been no invitation. No communication on this matter has so far reached the official channels that must be used for contacts and reciprocal requests between civil authorities and the authorities of the Holy See.
At the end of August (see Fides 28/8/2017), spokesman for Muqtada al-Sadr announced a visit of Shiite leader to the Vatican during his forthcoming European tour. The same announcement also refers to the official invitation addressed to the leader of the Sadrist movement by Egypt. In Iraq upset in recent years by the jihadist offensive, and always subjected to moves that threaten national unity, Muqtada al Sadr aims at, according to some observers, being a potential mediator. (GV) (Agenzia Fides, 5/9/2017)
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
al Arabiya
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Announcements and rumors which have circulated in the past few days regarding a next visit to the Vatican by Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr and his possible encounter with Pope Francis have no foundation. No request has been submitted to the Holy See so far and there has been no invitation. No communication on this matter has so far reached the official channels that must be used for contacts and reciprocal requests between civil authorities and the authorities of the Holy See.
At the end of August (see Fides 28/8/2017), spokesman for Muqtada al-Sadr announced a visit of Shiite leader to the Vatican during his forthcoming European tour. The same announcement also refers to the official invitation addressed to the leader of the Sadrist movement by Egypt. In Iraq upset in recent years by the jihadist offensive, and always subjected to moves that threaten national unity, Muqtada al Sadr aims at, according to some observers, being a potential mediator. (GV) (Agenzia Fides, 5/9/2017)
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