Iraq announces support for Cardinal Sako to succeed Pope Francis – Middle East Monitor

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced his “unwavering support” on Tuesday for the head of the Baghdad-based Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Louis Sako, to succeed Pope Francis as head of the world’s 1.39 billion Roman Catholics. Al-Sudani made his comment on social media.

“We reaffirm our unwavering support for His Beatitude Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, the sole nominee from the Middle East, to succeed the late Pope Francis (may his…