LTRP Note: On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis died. The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes.
By Jerusalem Post Staff
Pope Francis became increasingly vocal in condemning Israel’s war against Hamas in the months before his death, including a nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh, which was unveiled at Pope Francis’ Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree inauguration in December in St. Peter’s Square.
“The Pope’s inauguration of a nativity scene that showed baby Jesus cradled in a Palestinian keffiyeh is an affront to Jesus, the Bible, and the 80% of Christians who have fled Bethlehem since the Palestinian Authority took over the city” . . .
“Let’s be clear. The Pope can’t rewrite the Bible – Jesus was a Jew from Judea, not a Palestinian. He was born to a Jewish mother in Bethlehem, in Judea – there was no Palestine” . . .
Pope Francis also suggested the global community study whether Israel’s military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism of Israel last November. Click here to continue reading.
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