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Holy Land Christians urge pope to call off visit
Associated Press
Published: 22.02.09, 21:30
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1. The invitation should be withdrawn
Sarah ,   New York City, USA   (02.22.09)
This pope started the beatification process for Pius XII, who presided over the papacy while Jews were being exterminated and while the Vatican facilitated the escape of thousands of wanted Nazi war criminals by setting up a ratline using Catholic monasteries throughout Europe which gave the escaping Nazis safe haven and by issuing them Vatican passports. Beatification for that monster? Moreover, all the statements which have issued forth from the Vatican during Israel's recent operation in Gaza were quick to condemn Israel. Not a word against Hamas. Not a word about 6,000 missiles being fired at Israel. Not a word about suicide bombers. We've also heard pleas from the Vatican to open Israel's border crossings with Gaza for "humanitarian" reasons. Sounds to me like the Vatican is actively pushing Hamas' party line. This pope should not be allowed to set one foot in the State of Israel. The invitation should be withdrawn; no reason need be given. The pope will know why.
2. POPE BRINGS GREAT SPIRITUAL UNCLEANLINESS TO ISRAEL
..............DACON9   (02.22.09)
3. Friend of Israel? LOL Not - Open The Vatican Archives
Amir ,   ISRAEL   (02.22.09)
Over 2000 years you people have stolen millions of artifacts from us. I hope the Vatican doesn't show his face here, who needs him. He is an enemy of Israel, show him the "respect" he deserves.
4. Palestinian Christians?
John Phee ,   Sydney AUSTRALIA   (02.22.09)
Palestinian Christians, I thought that they had all be expelled by their Palestinian Muslim brothers. The Muslims are "religiously cleansing" Gaza & the West bank along with the rest of the Muslim World. Palestinian Christians they eirther don't exist or are irrelevant because of the Muslims. The Christians are a illegal group in the Muslim areas of Palestine. If these are in fact what they say they are Palestinian Christians then they are irrational.
5. It's the Christians who are supposed to want him to come
tFighterPilot   (02.22.09)
We have nothing to do with him. He is not a spiritual leader for us. He's only the person who represents those who have been harrasing us for nearly 2000 years.
6. Pal comments to Pope
ben yosef ,   NZ   (02.22.09)
The "halting taxation on church property " sounds suspiciously like Rome's requests via pals . Rome is more interested in financial gain than the WORD of G-D .
7. There is no good reason for the pope not to visit...
Galut ,   Selah   (02.22.09)
it is important for him to have input into the current situtation....christians need to remain in prayer for gods wisdom
8. And were is hospitality???
Joo ,   Eurabia   (02.22.09)
I ask you "Palestinian Christians".
9. Christianity doesn´t need him either.
sanna ,   sweden   (02.22.09)
I belive in Abrahams, Isaac and Jacobs God, but I also belive Yeshua is Messiah, who will come back to the mount of Olive to rescue his beloved people, the Jews, and I hope to join in by grace. But I don´t belive in the pope, who claim to be the vicar of God - thats blasphemy! We don´t need any pope in Israel, Rome or elsethere in th whole world.
10. Why is the Pope being allowed into Israel?
Bennie ,   Jerusalem   (02.22.09)
Why is the Pope even being allowed into Israel as long as the Vatican refuses to open its archives, refuses to return stolen Jewish property such as synagogues, and refuses to pay reparations for its centuries of genocide against Jews?
11. #1 - Exactly.....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (02.22.09)
Ratzinger should not be permitted to visit Israel. You can't put lipstick on a pig....it's still a pig.
12. The vatican is in no position to pontificate
Arie ,   BaGolan   (02.22.09)
The Crusades; The Inquisitions;The Talmud Burnings; The Shoah; The pogroms; Blaming us for the Balck Plague; The kidnappings; the blood libel; charges of 'deicide'; the expusions! 2000 years worth. and now, the vatican thinks they can pontificate to us how to act and think? Open the archives that help document how you are responsible for the murders of millions of Jews, and then a dialogue may be opened. It is you that should be begging our forgiveness.
13. If the pope doesn't come?
Arie ,   BaGolan   (02.22.09)
it will save the Israeli JEWISH taxpayers millions of shekels in funds that will not be needed to provide security. The cost of security for someone that is promoting the beatifications of hitler's pope and the queen of the inquisitions would be better spent on helping our veterans or new community centres for our children
14. Sarah , AGAIN WRONG ,
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (02.22.09)
The beatification process of pius XII started by John XXIII . When will you write something correct without , voluntarely or not , errors , big ones .
15. POPE CAN COME IF HE BRINGS LIST OF FORCED WW11 CONVERTS
THEN HE CAN LEAVE ,   ..............DACON9   (02.22.09)
AND 2nd TEMPLE ARTIFACS HE IS IN POSSESSION OF. THATS STOLEN PROPERTY I THOUGHT XTIANS DONT STEAL
16. These arabs living in Jewish lands find in any opportunity
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (02.22.09)
an opportunity to create Israel's more problems or troubles or just a bit more hassling. Frankly,they are retarded,primitive beings.More retarded yet than primitives. Did they put their camels to sign the petition also?
17. we don't need the pope - we have paqid
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (02.22.09)
18. Political Christians
USABorn   (02.22.09)
What Christian groups? The Palestinians call themselves whatever they want in order to manipulate even the Pope. While I believe in Jesus Christ, I do not believe in the Pope. He is a powerful figure in the world but he is not the supreme speaker of the Christian faith. If he wants to visit Israel and their Prez will allow it, then he should go there without conditions or protests from any Arab nations.
19. even cathlic preasts cant go to holy places
Davis   (02.22.09)
20. #5
Psalms 83 ,   selah   (02.22.09)
tFighterPilot Quote: He's only the person who represents those who have been harrasing us for nearly 2000 years. It is time for jews and Christians to put down the swords of the past.... as for me most of my life I have prayed for the saftey and well being of my jewish brothers a will continue to pray for you even if you rebuff me...
21. Pope will come to confess his sins and beg to Israelis for..
Yisrael ,   Israel   (02.22.09)
forgiveness after preaching antisemitism for 2000 years.
22. if synagogues pay tax, churches should too
rina israel   (02.22.09)
if the arabs didn't pose a threat they wouldn't be searched. i am in my thirties & do not recall roadblocks before intifada, or very few throughout israel. pope can not instruct people not to be extremely cautious about terrorism, for he doesn't want to be responsible for death from terrorism
23. #4 Yes, Palestinian Christians.
Palestinian ,   Beit Jala   (02.22.09)
Clearly, you can't see what's going on in Israel and Palestine from Australia. Palestinian Christians exist in Israel, Palestine and all over the world. Some Palestinian Christians emigrate because of Israeli occupation, not because of Muslims. We live together with Muslims and our problem is Israeli occupation. Christians are all over Palestine, in Bethlehem, in Jenin, in Beit Jala, in Nablus, in Taybee, in Ramallah, and in Nazareth, in Galilee, in Haifa, in Yafo too. We will not leave our land no matter how hard Israel tries.
24. #23: Palestinian Xtians squatting on stolen Jewish land
Bennie ,   Jerusalem   (02.22.09)
So-called Palestinian Xtians are nothing more than squatters on stolen Jewish land. Leave and let Jews have our land back.
25. And they have the audacity to complain
Arie ,   BaGolan   (02.22.09)
In Gaza, the islamonazis are killing christians, burning their churches and bookstores, and terrorizing them. In the West Bank, there is a concerted effort to destroy the christian community best exemplified in the reduction of the christian population in Bethlehem from the vast majority to less than 20%. The islamonazis routinely ransacked and pillaged the Church of the nativity, best exemplified by the takeover in 2002 when marauding palis took control, turned it into their "home" complete with urination and defacting on the altar. In Israel, you have the freedom to complain. If you are not happy, there is always gaze you can move to. and the pope can visit there! He can see first hand what its like on the reverse side - abuse and murder by palis against christians just like the vatican treated the Jews for 2000 yrs
26. One would think Xtians would want their pope to visit?
usa   (02.22.09)
The Jews have no religious attachment to the pope. Won't it be the Catholics' loss if he cancels? They are shooting themselves in the foot, it seems.
27. I miss Pope John Paul II. He was a good man --*sigh*
usa   (02.22.09)
28. To: Joo in Eurabia
(02.22.09)
I'll answer that if I may. I think it extraordinarily appropriate that, given Jews were expelled from Roman Cathoic England in 1290 Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic France in 1306 Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic Germany in 1349 Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic Spain in 1492 Jews (in the modern State of Israel) return the favor(s) and expel the frickin' Roman Catholic pope out of Israel in 2009. Got a problem with that? Ask me IF I CARE!!!
29. Hospitality?
Sarah ,   New York City, USA   (02.22.09)
The Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic England in 1290. The Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic France in 1306. The Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic Germany in 1349. The Jews were expelled from Roman Catholic Spain in 1492. The Jews will expel the Roman Catholic Pope from Israel in 2009. Gotta problem with that? Too fricken' bad. Deal with it!
30. To: Charles at No. 14
Sarah ,   New York City, USA   (02.22.09)
Charles -- As promised, the gloves are off. Shut your stupid mouth. You are an ignorant @$$hole. Go move to Vatican City, where you can hold the hands of the ones you love. The ones who imposed an unparalleled in history persecution on Jews. You are an abomination in the State of Israel. Abonimations should be excised, like the cancers they are. Perhaps you should OFFICIALLY convert to Catholicism --- you're nine-tenths of the way there, already. Get out of the State of Israel. You are an apologist for the worst enemy the Jewish people have ever had to endure. You, sir, are no Jew. Convert, and get it over with. Good riddance to you, you vile thing.
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