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Czechs to help Christian migrants

by Hannah Tooley

The Czech Bishops' Conference (CBK) agreed to call upon parishes to accept families of Christian refugees, and coordinate it with local authorities.

It has also asked local charities to get involved with providing immigrant families with aid too.

"We know that this needs to be discussed with the local authorities, we don't want to create tension anywhere," Bishop Jan Graubner said, according to the Prague Post.

He stressed that the Church has over time made contact with groups that require help, such as Christians escaping from Islamic State to Kurdistan.

He said he had met an Archbishop from Kurdistan who was living in tents with 50,000 Christians.

Cardinal Dominik Duka, 36th Archbishop of Prague, said: "All of us can see that the situation in the Maghreb and the Middle East but also the Ukrainian-Russian border is getting dramatic, many people are seeking asylum and aid.

"It is our duty (to provide them)."

It did stress the difference between economic migrants and refugees fleeing from war, hunger and instability.

The Bishops are emphasising the immediate need for solidarity with victims of wars and religious intolerance.

They also want to banish the fears society has about the influx of refugees to Europe, they said in a statement.

The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren called on Czech politicians to face intolerance and nationalism and help refugees.

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