{"id":22456,"date":"2014-08-19T05:08:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T10:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/?p=22456"},"modified":"2014-08-19T05:08:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T10:08:20","slug":"chaldean-catholic-eparchy-of-the-u-s-a-offers-help-to-displaced-iraqi-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/2014\/08\/chaldean-catholic-eparchy-of-the-u-s-a-offers-help-to-displaced-iraqi-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of the U.S.A. Offers Help to Displaced Iraqi Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"Bishop<\/a>
Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cWe wish to scream, but there are no ears that wish to hear.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Those are the words of Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat, leader of St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Eparchy\u00a0of the U.S.A., in a letter expressing his frustration at the lack of response by the world to the ongoing crisis in Iraq. \u00a0Bishop Francis urged Chaldeans and other Catholics to support relief efforts for the people of Mosul who have been displaced by ISIS insurgents.<\/p>\n

Bishop Francis, along with Chaldean Bishop Sarhad Jammo, led a delegation to the United Nations last week which resulted in the U.N. Security Council\u2019s adoption of a resolution regarding Iraq and Syria. \u00a0The Chaldean delegation met with United Nation\u2019s Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson in New York.<\/p>\n

The U.N. resolution<\/a> which was passed on August 15 approved sanctions against militants in Iraq and Syria\u2013noting\u00a0that\u00a0the militants, particularly ISIL, have over the past two months carried out deadly attacks in Iraq and Syria; and the Council unanimously adopted a United Kingdom-led resolution noting grave concern at<\/p>\n

\u201cthe negative impact of their violent extremist ideology and actions on the stability of the region, the devastating humanitarian impact on the civilian populations and the role of these groups in fomenting sectarian tensions.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to a report on the St. Thomas the Apostle Eparchy website:<\/p>\n

Ongoing turmoil in northern Iraq has led the U.N. to designate its highest level emergency\u2013\u201cLevel 3\u201d\u2013for the resultant humanitarian crisis, citing the scale and complexity of the situation, which is impacting tens of thousands of people that have been forcefully displaced by the armed group, Islamic State.<\/p>\n

In its resolution, the Security Council deplored and condemned in the strongest terms \u201cthe terrorist acts of ISIL and its violent extremist ideology, and its continued gross, systematic and widespread abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Council, observing that that ISIL is \u201ca splinter group\u201d<\/em> of Al-Qaida, recalled that ISIL and Al-Nusra Front are included on the Al-Qaida sanctions list and, as such, expressed readiness to consider listing individuals, groups, undertakings and entities providing support to ISIL or to Al-Nusra Front, \u201cincluding those who are financing, arming, planning or recruiting for [those groups] and all [Al-Qaida associates] through information and communications technologies including the internet and social media or through any other means.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Demanding that ISIL, Al-Nusra Front and all other individuals and groups associated with Al-Qaida cease all violence and terrorist acts and disband, the Council called on all UN Members States to take national measures to \u201csuppress the flow of foreign terrorist fighters,\u201d<\/em> bring them to justice and\u00a0engage with those at risk of being recruited to discourage travel to Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n

It also reaffirmed that States shall prevent the direct or indirect supply sale or transfer to ISIL and Al-Nusra and associated individuals and groups, of arms and related materials. The Council also notes with concern that oilfields and related infrastructure controlled by ISIL and Al-Nusra are generating income which support their recruitment efforts and strengthen their operational capability to organize and carry out terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n

Recalling that the asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo requirements in paragraph 1 of its resolution 2161 (2014) apply to ISIL, Al-Nusra Front, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with Al-Qaida, the Council directed the team tasked with monitoring violations of those sanctions to report \u201cwithin 90 days on the threat, including to the region, posed by [ISIL and Al-Nusra], their sources of arms, funding, recruitment and demographics, and recommendations for additional action to address the threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Annexed to the Council\u2019s resolution are the names of the six individuals added to the Al-Qaida sanctions list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In his\u00a0letter on the eparchy\u2019s website, Bishop Kalabat expressed frustration at media coverage of the atrocities, and discouragement at the efforts of the U.S. government. \u00a0President Obama\u2019s definition of the crisis as \u201can Iraqi problem\u201d with which the U.S. will not be involved was, in Bishop Kalabat\u2019s words, \u201csimply EVIL.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the relief efforts being organized by the Chaldean Diocese, Bishop Kalabat writes:<\/p>\n

\"Letter<\/a>HOW CAN YOU HELP?<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. \u00a0You Can Help Financially.<\/strong> \u00a0With 100,000 families leaving Iraq under threat of violence, the Chaldean Diocese has concentrated\u00a0at this time on providing the support these refugees will need in other countries. \u00a0A website has been established to provide current information regarding the crisis, and to accept donations which will be transferred from the Chaldean church here in the U.S. directly to the church in the local area, so that funds will reach the persons most in need.<\/p>\n

If you are able to contribute, visit the website helpiraq.org<\/a>. \u00a0If you prefer to contribute via check, you can mail your contribution to:<\/p>\n

Chaldean Catholic Church<\/b>
\nATT: Mosul Relief
\n25603 Berg Road
\nSouthfield, MI 48033<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0You Can Join in Prayer.<\/strong> \u00a0In Michigan, St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Eparchy will hold a prayer rally in downtown Detroit this Friday, August 22, at 2:00 p.m. \u00a0Participants in the prayer rally will process from Cobo Hall to the Federal Building, concluding with devotions to the Divine Mercy at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

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