Posted on 03/27/2009 5:47:54 AM PDT by meandog
Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Ramallah during his inaugural trip to Jerusalem, where he will meet the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and pay a visit to the Aida refugee camp. The details, released yesterday by the Vatican, form part of a six-day tour that will see the pontiff meeting key figures from across the political and religious spectrum. His itinerary features stops at the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount and the Church of the Nativity. He will also greet faith leaders - including the grand mufti of Jerusalem and the country's two chief rabbis - and the prime minister and president of Israel. The schedule resembles the one designed in 2000 for his predecessor John Paul II, who was the first pontiff to visit the region and was lauded for his inter-faith dialogue, but Benedict's papacy has severely tested relations between Catholics and Jews. Relations almost collapsed earlier this year when the pope lifted the excommunication of Holocaust-denying priest British-born Bishop Richard Williamson. Intense dialogue and diplomacy healed the rift but there is unease about a pope known for his traditionalism. There also remains a stand-off over the canonisation of the wartime pope Pius XII, who is accused of ignoring the Holocaust and failing to challenge Hitler, with a sign of this tension at Yad Vashem's museum. An inscription states he negotiated a concordat with the Nazis, maintained neutrality during the war and took no initiatives to save Jews. Benedict will go to the vast complex of Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust but will not enter the museum itself. His visit to Jerusalem follows a successful trip to Africa, where millions of Catholics flocked to see him. However, such ambitious trips are likely to disappear ...
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Once upon a time - in fact, until about 40-50 years ago - Ramallah was heavily Christian. Starting in the 1960s, Christians began to flee. I knew a lot of these Arab Christians when I lived in San Francisco, which for some reason had a lot of them (most of whom seemed to run grocery stores).
Be sure he sees the weapons placement among children and families.
He’s going as an Apostle. They went into areas where they knew the hostility was grave.
Instead of criticizing him, pray for Benedict’s safety and mission.
Once upon a time....Lebanon was heavily Christian.
Once upon a time.... Syria was heavily Christian.
Once upon a time....Asia Minor was heavily Christian.
Once upon a time....Kosovo was heavily Christian.
Thanks to Islams inability to coexist, Christians had to flee for their lives....
Who's next? Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Britain??
When does it stop?
The Pope needs to visit Notre Dame and straighten out Father Jenkins.
Though I was disappointed that he was chosen to follow JPII, I do wish him well and to come to no harm...I just don't see what is to be gained in a PLO terror hole. I noticed he's also intending to visit the Dome of the Rock. Hello?
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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It stops when Christians remember that Christ plans on bringing a sword this time around. We should be the first wave.
I hope that the Malachi prophecy isn’t fulfilled. Supposedly his term is supposed to be short and the next pope an apostate.
Based on his age, we know it will be short...I just hope the next pope isn't named "Peter"!
Why(q) Is that supposed to be the name of the apostate pope(q)
Exactly.
According to the prophesy, "Peter" is supposed to be the name of the "last" pope (as Peter was the first). He is supposed to be Italian, i.e. "Peter the Roman".
Didn’t one of the Fatima visions touch upon a similar excursion?
I remember seeing the illustration of a prophecy, that showed a white robed figure climbing a hill and being struck down by a hail of arrows shot at him by black clad ninja-like warriors.
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