While many Christians are fearful of the Islamist groups involved in the regime change in Syria, an Argentinian-born priest who lives in Aleppo remains cautiously hopeful following a meeting with the new rulers of the country.
The sudden overthrow of the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns, stunned most in the West due to the speed of the rebel advance and takeover of Damascus, the capital city of Syria; it was also unexpected for most people in the Middle Eastern nation, with the priest comparing it to an "earthquake".
