Posted on 01/10/2017 6:18:21 PM PST by Lera
Pope Francis will grant Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas an audience at the Vatican on Saturday, the Holy See confirmed indirectly Tuesday by announcing arrangements for media coverage of the visit.
It will be the third time Francis has met Abbas following an encounter during the pontiff's 2014 trip to the Holy Land and the Palestinian leader's 2015 visit to the Vatican to attend a canonization ceremony for two Palestinian nuns.
Relations between the Holy See and Palestine were upgraded in 2015 with the signing of an accord expected to lead to the establishment of a Palestinian embassy in the Vatican at some point this year.
Israel was angered by the accord, which came two years after the Vatican recognized Palestine as a state. Relations with the Jewish state were also strained by Francis describing Abbas as an "angel of peace" during the two men's May 2015 meeting.
Saturday's meeting will come against a background of deep concern among Palestinians over US President-elect Donald Trump's declared intention of moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
Pinging the End Times ping list
Pope Francis to host Abbas on Saturday
(Psalms 2:2) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
(Psalms 2:3) Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
(Psalms 2:4) He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
(Psalms 2:5) Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
I’m a life-long Catholic that seriously considered the priesthood for a while and I am getting ALMOST as tired of Dope Francis as I am of Big-Ears-Stompy-Foot-Barky!
By the time islam catches up to reality, islam will be dead.
Absolutely disgusting! Is there no faith or even human decency at all
In this Pope? (Well, pray he has his famous Swiss guards on duty to protect him, anyway...you can’t always invite a long- term committed mass- murderer into your home with impunity ..)
Worthless pope.
Ping.
[ Pope Francis to host Abbas on Saturday ]
Of course he will. We are not surprised. Not that YOU think we are surprised, but just to make the statement.
Thanks Lera
Yet another sickening thing from Frankie.
"Yes, your Holiness."
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Is it a compliment to call a terrorist an angel of peace? His associates know better, but still he should be putting on a better terrorist face. I'd deduct a few virgins.
I am not Roman Catholic, so i do not involve myself with this pope on matters of faith or doctrine, even though there are PAGES of postings about this in the Religion Forum.
However, when the man engages in geopolitics, it DOES affect me!
And i agree with your assessment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX3ZTRte6VI
“Playing With Fire” The Rolling Stones (Poor Sound Quality)
Not only is it impossible that God would recognize a Palestinian State (or any state) on real estate that God specifically gave to Israel, for Israel, it is equally ridiculous that God would recognize a religion that recognized a 'State' on the land of Israel...
Saturday’s meeting will also take place on the eve of an international conference in Paris at which some 70 countries are due to discuss the situation in the Middle East and reiterate support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The timing isn't coincidental and belies what's really happening.
No such thing as coincidence , they planned it trying to make the impact it could.
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