It’s necessary to lend support to Ethiopia and Eritrea, and not forget about Armenia, the cradle of Christianity, Pope Francis said during the Plenary Assembly of Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO) in the Vatican.
During the Assembly, the Pope urged the international community to open their eyes to the unspeakable sufferings of the Christians in the Middle East, Vatican Radio reports. He also said that oil and weapons seem to weigh more than the lives of thousands of Christians.
Pope Francis reiterated the horrible conduct of those who proclaim peace in words, but sow death in deeds.
“A further effort should be made to erase seemingly tacit agreements according to which “the lives of thousands and thousands of families – women, men, children, and elderly people – seem to weigh less than oil and weapons on the scale of interests. So that while proclaiming peace and justice, it is tolerated that traffickers of death continue to operate those lands” he said.
Pope Francis also noted that during the Assembly particular attention with be devoted to the situation in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Armenia.
