ROME — The Vatican marked the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel by taking up a collection for the people of Gaza and publishing a letter form Pope Francis to Catholics in the region expressing his solidarity.
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Francis made no mention of Israel, Hamas or hostages in the letter dated Oct. 7 and addressed to Catholics in the Middle East, especially in Gaza. He referred to the “fuse of hatred” being lit one year ago, and the spiral of violence that had ensued, in insisting that what is needed is dialogue and peace.
After some comments that upset Israel early on in the conflict, Francis has usually tried to strike an even tone, often referring to Palestinians and Israel in his frequent appeals for peace. But he recently suggested Israel was using disproportionate and “immoral” force in Lebanon and Gaza.
And on the Oct. 7 anniversary, Francis spoke in general terms to people of all religious confessions in the region, thanking Christians for staying in their historic lands and directing himself in a particular way to the people of Gaza.
“I am close to you, I am with you. I am with you, the people of Gaza, long embattled and in dire straits. You are in my thoughts and prayers daily,” he wrote.
Francis said he was particularly close to those who have been forced to flee their homes to find refuge from bombing; to the mothers weeping over their dead children and those “who are afraid to look up for fear of fire raining down from the skies.”
Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer on Monday, and his chief almsgiver announced he was taking up a collection from participants in Francis’ big meeting of bishops at the Vatican this week.
He urged donors to be particularly generous, saying the proceeds of the fundraising drive would go straight to the Catholic parish in Gaza, where Francis calls every day.
The same רשע as Pious, who wasn’t very pious.
Wicked to the core.
How does he feel about the thousands of Christians who were killed and kicked out of their homes in Bethelem and all of the West Bank by Hamas?
Please remove the picture of the Avi avos hatumah!
he is an antisemite
thats his job title like all popes before him
Would you expect anything else from the pedophile in chief?
In a day and age when politically correct determines diplomacy, it’s very telling that avi avos hatumah v’harishus cannot even bring himself to express compassion for the Jews. btw, those moslems hate your guts. They aren’t even potential converts. but hey, if moslems hate Jews and so do you, then they are your best buddies.
What a sick and despicable human being.
He’s a socialist, progressive leftist and even a great many cardinals want him out.
very disappointing thought he was more diplomatic then that did not realize he is a truly wicked anti semitic
this is disgusting! His moral wisdom for all his adherents is to sympathize with the GAZANS??? Who took billions of international aid and used it to build underground military tunnels and missiles while Israel was trying anything possible to help and co-exist with them? What about all the savaged Israelis and their heart-broken families?? Catholicism is clearly dead of vision, leadership, integrity. Feh!
Stupid Putz!!
I guess his palms have been greased with Muslim oil
He should be saying Psalms instead of being so conserved with his palms
i think he needs more visitors with guitars singing yo him
“oirech yamim asbeahu”
sick people
allways looking to court the pope and foster christian relations
the pope is an antisemite
thats his job title
WAKE UP
He is following in his predecessors footsteps, 80 years ago they had a nazi pope now he is the hamas pope.
Every one of these bleeding hearts for the Gazans would bleed much more if their heads were removed with Gazan “civilian’s” pocket knives.
And not to mention the suffering of those nazis killed by the Warsaw ghetto uprisers.
mee hoo ze : Very well done ! Thanks !
um what was that person who after the holocaust gave a speech and didn’t mention anything about what went on…..
It look’s like the Pope is the one immoral. Standing with the terrorist and not even mentioning the lives lost on Oct 7.
He might be one of the hidden anti-semites1