Pope Francis -- Into an ice age: 1. “fuels an already out of control global antisemitism” 2. “Inappropriate comments while antisemitism runs rampant in Europe” and around the world
On Saturday, Pope Francis joined Palestinian officials, to inaugurate a nativity scene, in the Vatican
baby Jesus in a keffiyeh
The event should have been unremarkable except for one detail — baby Jesus was lying on a keffiyeh, the scarf used as a national symbol for Palestinians
Pope Francis -- Read the Bible! Read the Bible!!
Other popes might have been given the benefit of the doubt by Jewish groups involved in dialogue with the Catholic Church, citing poor planning by aides or a lapse in judgment
But for Pope Francis, the scene — which plays into contemporary narratives seeking to erase the connection between Jews and Judea, the land where Jesus was born — is part of a concerning pattern when Pope Francis speaks about Jews and Israel
