Probably a poor translation. I once heard this old Italian saying during a sermon at mass once, "the translator is a liar"
The possibility that it was a mistranslation would be more valid if it was the only statement that had been made. But with the other statements and the Vatican's criticism of Israel, it seems likely to me that the translation was accurate.
"Probably a poor translation. I once heard this old Italian saying during a sermon at mass once, "the translator is a liar"."
The old Italian saying, in Italian, is "Tradutore, Trattitore" (I think) which means, "Translator, Traitor". The Italians, who gave the world Machiavelli, are very familiar with the concept of a translator misrepresenting the facts for some nefarious end.