From MNF-I, Conference first step toward inter-faith reconciliation in Iraq.
BAGHDAD — A meeting of Iraqi religious leaders from various sects and faiths has opened a door for further progress on reining in factional violence in Iraq, said the top U.S. chaplain in the country.
The Iraqi Inter-Religious Congress, held June 12-13 in Baghdad, brought together 55 representatives of the most influential clerics and religious dignitaries from around the country. In doing so, it potentially set a precedent for continued dialogue on how to reconcile the Iraqi people, Army Chaplain (Col.) Micheal Hoyt, command chaplain for Multinational Force Iraq, said during a June 21 conference call with online journalists.
Hoyt said the gathering comprised the “largest representation of faith groups and geographic dispersion from north, south, east and west in Iraq at a religious conference in 37 years.” As such, “it was a pretty historic event,” he observed. . . .
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