Assassins in Iraq tried to kill Pope Francis in 2021. Corriere della Sera newspaper reports this, referring to a part of the Pope's autobiography, Gazeta reports.
In his book, the pontiff recalls that in 2021, before going to Iraq, he was persuaded not to visit this country on a pastoral visit, especially those areas that were under the control of IS for a long time. However, Francis was steadfast in his decision to go.
The Pope's security was provided by the local police and British intelligence. In Mosul, where the Pope arrived to communicate with the Christian community, they tried to kill him twice. "They're not here anymore."
The Iraqi police caught them and made them explode. That also shocked me. even that is the poisonous fruit of war," Francis wrote.
