Bishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart is sometimes called the bishop of the “Last Christians In Syria.” Indeed as the Archbishop of Aleppo, he has seen the horrors of ISIS first hand. In an amazing interview, he rips the French government and severely criticizes fellow French bishop for, in his words, being “politically correct” and through their silence givin consent to the heinous acts of violence perpetrated by Muslims. From Boulevard Voltaire and Rorate Caeli:
“The European media have not ceased to suppress the daily news of those who are suffering in Syria and they have even justified what is happening in our country by using information without taking the trouble to verify it,” he hurled at them, condemning notably the press agencies created during the war, controlled by the opposition army, such as the Syrian Observatory of human rights, a major source for western media.
“You must understand that between the Islamic State and the Syrian government, our choice is obvious. You can condemn the regime for certain things, but you have never tried to be objective,” he accused.
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“Bashar al-Assad has many defects, but you have to realize he has many good points as well,” he explained. “Schools are free, hospitals too, mosques and churches pay no taxes, what government in the region does things like that, be honest? Remember too that if we prefer today to support the government, it’s because we fear the installation of a sunni theocracy that would deprive us of the right to live on our own lands.“
“Yes, I tried to say all that to the French authorities, but what can you expect from a Laurent Fabius (French Foreign Minister) who thinks he’s God the Father by deciding who deserves to live on this Earth or not?” he finally answered, visibly weary. (Laurent Fabius had declared that Bashar al-Assad “did not deserve to be on the Earth”.)
“Is it possible that France – that I love and that educated me thanks to the religious communities established in Syria – has changed so much? Is it possible that its interests and its love of money have prevailed over the values it once defended?” declared the archbishop bitterly.
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“The conference of French bishops should have trusted us, it would have been better informed. Why are your bishops silent on a threat that is yours today as well? Because the bishops are like you, raised in political correctness. But Jesus was never politically correct, he was politically just!“
“The responsibility of a bishop is to teach, to use his influence to transmit truth. Why are your bishops afraid of speaking? Of course they would be criticized, but that would give them a chance to defend themselves, and to defend this truth. You must remember that silence often means consent.”
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