So we're left with a purely geological, physical presence of Jesus, and not with the presence of those that grew with him and lived his faith, and that continue to follow him today like disciples of his very homeland." In 2014 he called for an end to the forced removal of Christians from Iraq and Syria, saying that more than 100,000 Christians had left their homes in Iraq and "now wander to the city of Erbil in impossible conditions".
So we're left with a purely geological, physical presence of Jesus, not the presence of those who were raised with him and lived his faith, and that continue to follow him today like disciples from their very homeland." In 2014 he called for an end to the forced removal of Christians from Iraq and Syria, noting that more than 100,000 Christians had left their homes in Iraq and "now wander to the city of Erbil under impossible conditions".