Pope Leo says Middle East conflicts strain Jewish-Christian relations
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Pope Leo 14 said that different views on the ongoing violence in the Middle East damaged the dialogue between Christians and Jews. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Pope Leo said on Wednesday (16) that recent conflicts in the Middle East put to the test the relations between Jews and Christians. According to him, the different views on the ongoing violence damaged the dialogue, but did not interrupt it. In a new decree to mark the 60 years of efforts of the Ca…
Pope Leo stresses that conflicts in the Middle East are straining Jewish-Christian relations, but calls for dialogue to continue with condemnation of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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Pope Leo says Middle East conflicts strain Jewish-Christian relations
VATICAN CITY, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Wednesday that recent conflicts in the Middle East had tested relations between Jews and Christians, adding that differing views of the ongoing violence had strained dialogue but not broken it.In a new decree to mark the Catholic Church's last 60years of efforts at inter-religious dialogue, the pope also reiterated the Church's condemnations of both antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Pope Leo XIV stated that the recent conflicts in the Middle East have tested the relationship between Jews and Christians because of their different positions in the face of violence. The pontiff noted that these differences strained the channels of communication between the two communities, although they did not break them. His statements are part of a decree published to commemorate six decades of efforts by the Catholic Church in favour of in…
“The conflicts that have erupted in the Middle East in recent years... have left their mark on the Jewish-Christian dialogue,” said the decree, which was drafted by three top Vatican offices and... Pope Leo: Conflicts in the Middle East are taking a toll on Jewish-Christian relations - NAUTEBORIKI
Pontiff, who did not mention any specific conflict, added that different views on the ongoing violence tense the dialogue
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