Mar Raphael Bidawed Speech in Chicago about Unity.

[@fhanna007]

What I love about his Grace, is his humbleness, his proud of his origin as an Assyrian and proude of being one. After all as his Grace said we are from one mother and father and same blood. why not there is so much to be proud of our Assyrian origin as we have given so much to the world and the great power we had as we governed so many countries for years. God bless Assyria.. I am proud to be one.

[@tonyazzo8988]

God Rest his soul, Partriarch Mar Raphael Bidawed, was an intelligent man, I remember him as a young kid, he was stationed in Lebanon in the 60's and 70's. He had words of wisdom and really helped where he could. REST IN PEACE.

[@EssaCherry]

God bless him for realising the fact and preaching it. We need people like him today, especially in our churches because our nation is braided with our church...

[@sargon137]

An Ashurias personal prayer for Mar Rafael: May God Bless You for your service to Him and to the only nation on earth, which bears His Name, Ashur!

[@Khairikalasho]

Beautiful & wise words for UNITY.. GOD bless you more.

[@fhanna007]

I love this speech coming out of a true man of God..Mar Raphael Bidawed who I have known when he was a Bishop situated in Beirut Lebanon in 1969. I met him personally and the whole of our family knew him.His Grace is a very humble oerson he came and had dinner at our place in Ras Beirut in Lebanon. and we have been to his place at the Cathedral with my parents when I was 15.

[@paulboubo6506]

May the lord rest your soul in eternal peace mar Raphael ,you were man of god and man of peace,a true assyrian

[@josedvarghese5111]

lets be together, reestablish the patriarchate and stay ourselves together as one holy apostolic church of east of celushia steciphon as founded by st thomas and remain not in union but with brotherhood with all other apostolic churches...

[@salvalcore]

God bless you,Very powerful speech (mosty chlila). We should refer this video to the other side ( you know, the ones who don't agree that we are the descendant of the mighty Assyrians) Slama o khoba

[@martymars6053]

It starts all from us to be united and put our hate for each other to death whoever follows our lord and believe, must live that believe , love your enemies and pray for them who prosecutes you also he told peter you are the rock of my church that I will built my church on, thats the church that I follow, Not other church's that's made by man, jesus I trust in you, to all my brothers and sisters pray for our church unity we all one in Jesus our lord and saviour.

[@catbird55]

Please post a translation in English so those of us who share your faith but not our language can learn more about this man of God and the persecuted Chaldean church.

[@CMTHREE13]

I wish this had english subtitles

[@andrewddaniel]

when did he pass away? God bless him for his wonderful words!

[@NewBornAssyria]

Hopefully all Assyrians/Suryoye will reach His point of view from any religius denomination of this Beloved nation

[@SAFIR27]

الله يرحمك يا مار رافائيل

[@sargon137]

As this video documents, He bravely speaks of Assyrian as one Omtha (nation), divided into many Ethas; the position held by the overwhelming majority of Assyrians. This is ferociously opposed by a very small, but strategically positioned, clergy at the highest levels of the Assyrians Roman Catholic Church. I cannot help but ask the question, have the Papayah turned violent to protect their untenable position within their upper circle, that the Assyrians of Roman church are not Assyrians?

[@sargon137]

I attend service at Assyrian churches of any Etha (denomination), considering the church as the house of GOD, build in the memory of his first son, Jesus. This is a part of my personal attempt to bring our divided nation together. As an Ashuria I have always been annoyed by our tendency to create conspiracy theories around all the tragedies that befall our nation. However, the evidence of foul play is overwhelming in the case of Mar Rafael Bit David brutal murder.

[@MalkaDanno]

Is it true that his funeral service was done by Assyrian Church of the East leaders as opposed to the Chaldean Catholic Church leaders? I want to know if that is just a rumour or if it is the truth.

[@cynthialisamarci]

kheyya oumten Atoueta

[@inminanajacob]

Big Hypocrite

[@catbird55]

Please post a translation in English so those of us who share your faith but not your language can learn more about this man of God and the persecuted Chaldean church.