Han bad God to grant the nation of Iraq "the mercy, justice and compassion that it has long been denied" and "an end to fear and death that marked Saddam Hussein’s rule and that continue now".
"We pray that those who hold power in Iraq now and in the future will create a new heritage of government for its people," said the Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia. "May Iraq’s leaders pursue reconciliation and mutual respect among all its communities."
While holding a leader responsible for his crimes is significant, Kobia said, "each taking of a person’s life is a part of a larger tragedy and nowhere is this more apparent than in a land of daily killings". The WCC is opposed to the death penalty.
Kobia säger att varje liv som tas är en del av en mycket större tragedi och ingenstans är det så tydligt som i ett land där man dagligen dödar. Man kan bara hålla med. Irak blir för varje dag en allt större tragedi...
