1. “fuels an already out of control global antisemitism” 2. “Inappropriate comments while antisemitism runs rampant in Europe” and around the world
Shortly after the October 7 attacks, hundreds of Jewish leaders and scholars wrote an open letter to Francis, asking the Chuch to unequivocally condemn Hamas’s attacks and to distinguish terrorism from Israel’s war on the group
It took three months for the Pope to respond in a letter that condemned antisemitism, reaffirmed the bond between the Church and Jews and stressed,
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“his heart is torn at the sight of what is happening in the Holy Land, by the power of so much division and so much hatred”
— but failed to mention Hamas
German Catholic theologian Gregor Maria Hoff blasted the Pope’s response,
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“It is not enough to condemn violence without unambiguously identifying the responsible actors”
Papal Double standards and Hypocrisy: avoiding condemnation of genocidal terrorists Hamas' terror but always singling out and criticizing Democratic Israel
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baby Jesus in a keffiyeh
The event should have been unremarkable except for one detail — baby Jesus, a Jew was lying on a keffiyeh, the scarf used as a national symbol for Palestinians
Pope Francis -- Read the Bible! Read the Bible!!
After significant backlash, the Vatican chose to remove the display shortly later.
Ukraine: The Pope urged Ukraine to "have the courage of the white flag" but avoided criticizing the aggressor Russia
