San Diego, Calif., Jun 15, 2007 / 09:32 am
Christians and concerned citizens gathered today to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians in Iraq.
Bishop Sarhad Jammo of San Diego’s Chaldean/Assyrian Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle spoke at the rally, held in front of the Federal Building in downtown San Diego.
The bishop was in Mosul, Iraq, on June 3, when Fr. Ragheed Ganni and three deacons were killed in front of Mosul’s Church of the Holy Spirit. The bishop saw what happened and said one of the deacons was even shot in front of his wife.
The deteriorating situation of Iraq’s Christians has taken a back seat in the media to the struggles between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Many Christian refugees have fled to Syria and Jordan.