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Three Syrians were already ready to go when they were told that yet another family will travel

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Two brothers and a sister from Syria, the Christians say that Pope abandoned them after when visiting the Greek island of Lesbos, he promised to take them with him. But later on they were told that they could not go, and that Pope decided to take instead three Muslims, British media write.

Roula, 22, and her brothers Samir an dMalek arrived on Lesbos on April 1 - ten days after a controversial agreement that all asylum-seekers will be returned from Greece to Turkey. Their request for asylum was headed for the procedure and now they are waiting to see whether they will go back to Turkey.

Roula says that if the Pope Francis could bring on 12 people, then he could bring more, and, if he has promised something, how something like documentation can stand against it?

Neither humanitarian organizations that has all organized, nor the Vatican explain how the Pope choose who he will take with him. A spokesman Massimiliano Signifredi justifies everything by the unfortunate circumstances and pointed out that the problem is that these Syrians arrived after the agreement between the EU and Turkey.

'It is difficult to understand why Pope took only Muslims. Perhaps as the head of the Catholic Church he wanted to do something for Christians, but because of the international contracts he could not do it. '

The Vatican remained silent about the case.

While her dream that she was close at hand exploded before her eyes, Roula watched as three families were boarding the plane while she and the brothers are still waiting, not knowing what will happen to them.

Pope Francis, who is himself a descendant of Italian immigrants in Argentina, said that bringing 12 refugees in Rome was a sign of good will. When they arrived in Italy, they were placed in the Sant'Egidio where from March 2015 there are already 250 Syrians.

Roula says that everything was shrouded in secrecy, that they were told to gather their stuff and not to say nothing to anybody. All this, they say, seemed so informal. They suspected that it may be related to the human organ merchants.

'I was very excited that I was to go to Italy. They told me that I will after some time again meet my family for which will be organized coming from Damascus. '

Papa told reporters that everything was the idea of ​​one of his assistants.

'I felt that the Holy Spirit guides us! All we have done in accordance with the rules. ' When asked why he only took the Muslims, he said that something was wrong with the documents of Catholic families who were initially on the list.

All 12 migrants in Rome started to attend the Italian language course. They say that everyone treat them very well and they are very happy.

But nearly 2,000 miles away, is disappointed Malek with his sister and brother. They face the risk of returning to Turkey and they are very disappointed.
He and his brother and sister, in spite of the enormous dangers, were among the last to leave the Raku because they had no money for the trip.

While there was peace, Malek has studied law and Roula has frequented the school to be a teacher. But when the war started, everything changed.
Malek told how he was forcibly recruited but he fled at the last minute.
They come on the island of Lesbos on a rubber boat, paying smugglers the 2,000 euros . Now their fate is uncertain.

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IZAKOVIC