[Lent]

gunmen burst into the church compound to seek refuge with some 50 monks, priests and nuns.

They BROKE into the church to desecrate it and hold captive the priests and nuns inside. The palestinian terrorist have no concern about Christian places of worship as they routinely desecrated and destroyed them in Lebanon. REMEMBER: Damour, 1976.

[history_matters]

The Franciscans disagree with you with regard to the current situation. Please see the link above where Fr. Peter Vasko, OFM of the Custody of the Holy Land insists that the Christians are not hostages but are choosing to stay there and protect the holy site as they have for the last 800 years.

[tomahawk]

Lent, can you remind some of us what the "Palestinians" (?) did in Damour in 1976? If I recall, it was something against the Lebanese Christians. Helped lay the groundwork for Sabra and Chatila.

[history_matters]

The PLO and Hizbollah desecration and destruction of Maronite and Melkite and Orthodox churches and cemetaries will stand for ever as a mark of shame against the PLO and all Moslem extremists.

[Humidston]

The palestinian terrorist have no concern about Christian places of worship as they routinely desecrated and destroyed them in Lebanon.

Yeah, and as I recall, they blame all their anger at Sharon for daring to step foot near their precious holiest of holy's. I'm sick and tired of their double standard tantrums! They're like baby girls - hiding out in OUR holy church under the skirts of OUR clerics. What hypocrisy!