The pope emeritus spoke to the heads of the churches who visited him at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery after the plenary session of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. Patriarch Sako invited Pope Francis to Iraq, who “smiled and promised a visit .”
Rome (AsiaNews ) – After the plenary session of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches , the patriarchs still in Rome paid a visit to Pope emeritus Benedict XVI “like pilgrims in the rain”, said Raphael Louis Sako, Chaldean patriarch and archbishop of Baghdad. “We had a friendly meeting , we asked him about his health and he asked us about the Middle East and the situation of the Eastern Christians .”