11-20-07
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/iraq.christians/
"Peace for all believers," the congregation at the Sacred Heart church in Eastern Baghdad sings, as the Patriarch, Emmanuel III Delly, holds a heavy cross in his hands, his eyes closed.
He seems focused on the hard work that lies ahead.
Pope Benedict XVI recently appointed the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church for Babylon, an ancient denomination with roots in the age of Jesus Christ, a cardinal.
Emmanuel III is the first Iraqi to be elevated to that status and will receive his ordination on November 24 in Rome.
That means somewhere down the line, Emmanuel III could become Pope.
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