Christian Attitudes

Thanks to Mystery Achievement for drawing attention to the prejudice which bubbles over in every article about Israel in Asia News. No, Asia News is not a secular news outlet from China, but a Catholic one from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Mi… more »

The Australian Bishops have published a statement to mark the 40th anniversary of Nostra Aetate. The statement was a turning-point in the long and tortured history of the relationship between Christians and Jews. Since 1965, Nostra Aetate has had a g… more »

Caritas Internationalis has appealed to world leaders to support the U.N.'s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The United Nations celebrates 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, bec… more »

On October 20, 2005, the Lebanese press reported that a delegation from the Presbyterian Church USA, headed by Father Nihad Tu'meh and with Robert Worley as its spokesman, visited southern Lebanon at the invitation of Hizbullah, and met there with the t… more »

This group claims that the village of Aboud, 50 per cent Christian, 50 percent Muslim, will be endangered by the building of the anti-terrorist defence barrier. Construction of the wall threatens the survival of this ancient community The survival… more »

With thanks to http://discardedlies.com/ Palestinian Christians are suffering from human rights abuses including land confiscations, rape and murder at the hands of the much larger Muslim community, but when they speak up, the Palestinian Authority o… more »

A leader of an ultra-traditionalist Catholic group that broke with the Vatican said yesterday that Pope Benedict should tell Jews and members of other religions to convert because they are part of "false systems." Haaretz ran this story, but evidentl… more »

The Moderator accused Israel of theft and apartheid but has made no mention of poisoning wells or using Christian blood to make matzos – at least not yet. Perhaps that will come later.IN A stinging attack on the Israeli government, the moderator of the… more »

Well, it's happened. As Geza Vermes wrote a few days ago: "Next Thursday the son of the caretaker of a Jewish school in Tehran will pay a state visit to the son of a Bavarian policeman." President Katsav, the first President of Israel to visit the V… more »

Those Presbyterians who are unhappy about the anti-Israel divestment decision of their leaders have set up a useful site. Resources for Presbyterians contains useful and interesting material, including Pride and Prejudice: The Presbyterian Divestment… more »

Dr Rowan Williams, in his sermon at the remembrance service at St Paul’s Cathedral for the victims of the London bombings, somehow forgot that Jews are victims of terrorism, and left them off the list. ‘There is one thing that is always common to any s… more »

The wind of hatred against Israel which has been blowing through some Christian Churches seems to be calming a little, and perhaps there is a hint of a breeze marking a change of direction. The heading of this article is “UCC/Disciples Leaders ‘roundl… more »

The Holy See has a new Nuncio for the Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, and Qatar - Lebanese archbishop Mounged El-Hachem. They must wish they had appointed somebody else. His first public interview caused dismay in the Vatican, as he made excuses for Isl… more »

Pax Christi held a vigil outside Downing street, to encourage the destruction of the barrier Israelis have built to protect themselves from mass-murdering terrorists. The organisers deliberately chose 9 November as the anniversary of the fall of the Be… more »

Dr Victor Batarseh, ’Christian’ Mayor of Bethlehem launched the Bethlehem passport campaign yesterday, describing it as a ‘prison town.’ He made wild claims that Bethlehem “may soon be lost to the world” and this will have a “devastating effect on the… more »

Members of Pax Christi, described euphemistically as ‘the international Catholic movement for Peace’, will gather outside Downing Street on Wednesday, 9 November, for a prayer vigil on the theme 'breaking down walls' (and letting terrorists in – Ed.)… more »

'The Myth of Hitler's Pope' by Rabbi David G. Dalin is the latest contribution to the long-running argument about Pope Pius XII's behaviour during WWII and whether he helped, or failed to help, the persecuted Jews. This book takes a favourable view of h… more »

I cannot yet link to these stories as separate items, so you will need to go to DAILY DISPATCHES for November, 02 2005 and read Holy See Backs U.N. on "Holocaust Remembrance Day" and Holy See's U.N. Address on Holocaust Remembrance. and Holy See Addres… more »

Reports in “the Vatican newspaper, El Messagero" that Israel and the Vatican are going to exchange control of the Last Supper Room in Jerusalem for that of the ancient Toledo Synagogue in Spain, have been denied by President Moshe Katsav and Cardinal Wa… more »

Following the recent calls from Iran for the destruction of Israel, the Vatican Press Office has issued the following statement:"The serious events in the Holy Land over the last few days are a cause of grave concern to the Holy See which, uniting itsel… more »

Pope Benedict XVI gave his approval for the beatification of 25 church figures in October and November, but French Fr Leon Dehon was not among them. This was delayed once before, following protests and the revelation of anti-Semitic statements by Deho… more »

Melanie Phillips spots a large hole in the sermon of Archbishop Rowan Williams at the remembrance service at St Paul’s Cathedral today for the victims of the London bombings. She quotes from his sermon: ‘There is one thing that is always common t… more »