Vatican officially recognizes Palestine while Israel fumes. (terror, states, voted)
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as well as the single greatest organization for charity care, universities/education and hospitals/health care
Agreed-
I am a converted Catholic. The Catholics really do many good things for people and "walk the walk". Catholic Charities helps many poor people not only around the world, but in the US.
Well in view of the fact that there are no Palestinians, but rather a bunch of ex-pat Libyans, Iraqis, Syrians, Egyptians, Jordanians, Kuwatis, along with a host of other wanderers from mid east and Northern African nationalities and there never was a Palestine, it beggars the imagination as to how anyone could accurately define "Palestinian territory".
Would these hypothetical "Palestinians" be those wanderers who left their own country and found themselves parked on a lot in a back corner of Jordan that the Jordanians didn't want or...........?
What claim do modern-day Jews have to Israel? A bunch of European people with European surnames...but suddenly they are entitled to that land? ok
The Catholic Church is supposed to facilitate and spread the word of Christ, not get involved in political issues.
I like this Pope in many regards, however his delving into politics is troubling, as Christ was apolitical. His socialistic political leanings are troubling as well, as charity and compassion comes from individuals, not through state compulsion.
You obviously don't know anything about the history of the Catholic Church if you are "disturbed" by Francis' "political statements." The Catholic Church has been a political organization for over 1500 years. I'd imagine you weren't too "disturbed" when JPII used his position to combat communism.
What claim do modern-day Jews have to Israel? A bunch of European people with European surnames...but suddenly they are entitled to that land? ok
Why wouldn't modern day Jews be entitled to the land that has long belong to Jews for thousands of years? European Jews are a minority in Israel so you want to try that again. It is quite funny how people keep trying to use the European angle when they are a minority in Israel.
I agree, they are - just pointing out to SoCal that the Vatican follows the same business model as those filthy Americans (who by the way, donate the lion's share of the money spent by the Vatican)
I don't hate Americans, I'm an American. I hate multinational corporations that have hijacked the political process and use their money and power to rig the game in their favor at the expense of everyone else. I hate that my nation has been duped by banksters and Wall St. fatcats. I also hate that we've gotten into bed with right wing neocon Zionists and American's foreign policy hinges upon one question "Is it good for Israel?" Please don't talk to me about George Soros either because I can't stand him either.
For what it's worth, I'm not Catholic. I was just pointing out that Catholic social teaching goes against the crony capitalism that America follows currently.
It doesn't change anything if the Vatican or Church of England want to believe in a group of people.
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