Posted on 11/29/2017 5:43:00 PM PST by marshmallow
CM speaks with North Central Lieutenancy of Order of Holy Sepulchre
CHICAGO (ChurchMilitant.com) - Members of a 900-year-old order of Catholic knights are fighting to preserve access to Christian sites in the Holy Land.
Heirs to the first Crusaders, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is tasked with "all the activities and initiatives which are necessary to support the Christian presence in the Holy Land."
On October 22, the North Central Lieutenancy (division) uanimously approved "Perpetual Preservation of Access to Christian Sites," a resolution of support for the Christian presence in Jerusalem.
On Wednesday, Church Militant spoke with His Excellency, Sir Max Douglas Brown, head of the North Central Lieutenancy about the initiative.
The resolution, he explained, is a response to pleas for support by the patriarchs and heads of Churches of Jerusalem who view "the recent action of certain civil authorities in Israel" as "a systematic assault on the 'Status Quo'" and "an attempt to undermine the integrity of the Holy City of Jerusalem and the Holy Land."
On August 1, the country's Central District Court ruled in favor of an Israeli right-wing group that allegedly convinced a local Greek Orthodox Church official to sell church property to them without the knowledge or approval of the patriarch.
Accusations of bribery and fraud marred the transaction, and the church sued, arguing the sale was invalid. On August 1, the Israeli Central District Court ruled against the Greek Orthodox Church, arguing that because money already had been exchanged, the sale was valid. The deal was allowed to stand.
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Jews ruling against Christians. Tell me it ain't so. /s
Christian sites are interesting but have nothing to do with my salvation. So.... it really does not matter to me a whole lot.
Isaiah 43:11
Zechariah 14:9
Malachi 3:6
Zechariah 12:2,3,8,9
Zechariah 14:3,12
Joel 4:1-2,16-17
“Joel 4”
For some without a fourth chapter, that would be Joel 3.
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