OPINION:
Is Pope Leo XIV proving his Jew hatred, as many of his predecessors have done?
When he throws Israel under the bus, he does the same to Lebanon. It is only Israel that can free Lebanon from its Iran/Hezbollah oppressors.
Worldwide, more than 380 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith. The worst countries to be a Christian are North Korea (which has nuclear weapons), Somalia, Libya, Eritrea, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan (a nuclear state), Sudan, Iran (sworn to nuke Israel) and Afghanistan.
This is the list on which the pope should be focusing. It’s where he should be concentrating his efforts. He should not be falling back on the old trope of blaming Jews for every societal ill.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East and North Africa where the Christian population is growing and thriving — and the only place where women can follow their dreams.
Leo, while you’re rethinking where your moral center belongs, you might consider inviting researchers from The Israel Museum to visit and allow them access to the Treasury Museum of St. Peter’s Basilica. They may unearth artifacts the Romans looted from the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
LEN BENNETT
Author, “Unfinished Work: Letters in Defense of Israel, the Jewish People and the Truth”
Deerfield Beach, Florida
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