Guest of Europe Evening Weekend, Monsignor Pascal Gollnisch, director of the association L'Œuvre d'Orient, returned to the sometimes dramatic situation experienced by the Christians of the East in certain countries of the Middle East.
He believes that this minority is a peacemaker and that their exodus would lead to war.
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Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Iran, Lebanon ... In the Middle East, Eastern Christians do not have their heads around Christmas.
In several countries in this region of the world, their situation is difficult for several reasons, even catastrophic.
If some have decided to leave their native region, for example in Nagorno-Karabakh, Monsignor Pascal Gollnisch believes that their disappearance from these territories could lead "to a war".
"If Christians disappear from the Middle East, it will be war, because they are peacemakers", insists at the microphone of Europe Soir Week-end the director of the association L'Œuvre d'Orient and priest of diocese of Paris.
A medium and long term hope
But before arriving at such a situation, there remains "a sign of hope in these countries".
A hope that is played out in the medium and long term, he says.
"It is not possible that these countries remain in a situation of denial of human rights and permanent conflict. They will move forward and Christians are the actors and beneficiaries of these advances."
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A "vast majority of Muslims" want to live with Christians in the East
Especially since the Christians of the East are not the only ones to want to continue living on their ancestral lands, according to Monsignor Pascal Gollnisch.
Cohabitation and dialogue "are desired by many Christians and Muslims," he says.
And to abound: "a vast majority of Muslims in the Middle East want Christians to stay by their side."