I’d volunteer to be on that plane if they asked me. I would not however want my Pope on that plane. I don’t see that he has told the Iraqi Christians to stay there. If there is a direct quote from a credible source I would like to see it. Plus, the Pope is a lot more than just a human being. As shown with St. JP, he’s a target.
volunteering is going without being asked.
I completely agree with your post.
Also, note this from yesterday’s news:
“The Archbishop of Lyon has travelled to Iraq to show the country’s Christians his solidarity. “I will say the Our Father in Aramaic until you are finally able to return home. French visas are not the solution”
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/world-news/detail/articolo/barbarin-mosul-35525/