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Iraqi archbishop issues new denial of lawsuit claims

Archbishop Warda expressed ‘great astonishment’ at the complaint filed in a U.S. court.

The Pillar
Mar 31, 2025
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An Iraqi archbishop issued a fresh denial Sunday of corruption allegations made in a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in response to what he described as “highly sensationalized” reporting on the case.

Archbishop Bashar Warda, the Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, pictured in 2011. © Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk.

In statement sent March 30 to The Pillar, Archbishop …

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