Las Palestinian Christian communities of Kasa The western shore wept over the death of Pope Francis, followed by his hardness throughout his papal, but especially in the last 18 months of his life. Tony Tabash, the owner of the Catholic Store of Memories in the biblical birth of Jesus, said, “This is not just our Pope, it is our brother, our friend, our dear friend of Bethlehem.”
On Monday afternoon, Gaza Catholics celebrated a mass of Pope Francis, which is the only Catholic church in Enclave, Enkle. “I was very sad and my feelings were sad because the Pope was our greatest support after this war,” said Suheel Abu Dawood, 19, “he said.It was always like a balm for our wounds He always told us to be strong. “
Pope Francis said, “Not only the Christians of Gaza, but also the Christians of Gaza, but the whole people of Gaza, and all the sacred lands,” said Gabriel Romanielli, the father of the Church of the Sakrata Familia.
The pope’s night rite
The Holy Pope was a curious Bass Defender in GazaPrayer until the last hour of the war. Since the collision erupted, the pope has frequent night ritual: He called the church of the Socratda family To see how nearly 600 people were crowded within the catastrophic war.
This little compassionate act made a great look in the small Christian community of Gaza, which is why it is remembered as a very loving father in this area where war is disastrous. Romanielli said his last call took place on Saturday: “He prayed to us, gave us a blessing. He thanked all the services of peace.”
His Easter Sunday’s last public lookThe pope renewed his request The greater fire between Israel and Hamas.
Pope also argued Relationships with each other He urged Hamas to release dozens of Israeli hostages that retained the world against the growing world. “I call militant areas: listen to more fire, free the hostages, come to the aid of the hungry people who want the future of peace!” Pope Francis said in his final speech.
In 2014, during his first official visit to the sacred land, Pope Francis made a stop to pray to Israel from the West Bank in Bethlehem. The gesture unprecedented, as their assistants later admitted, a “deep spiritual moment” against a section and conflict identity.
In the last one and a half years of the war, Francisco has further explicitly criticized the Israeli army. A month after the beginning of the war, he urged to investigate whether there is war Israel It was an equal GenocideThe allegation that Israel denies intensity.
In December, Francisco revealed his pain about Gaza, “In such a cruelty, in children’s machine, in the bomb blast of schools and hospitals.” Next month, he described the current humanitarian crisis as “very serious and shameful.”
The Christian community of the sacred land has declined for decades, and Only 1,000 Christians live in GazaAccording to a report on the international religious independence of the United States of America for 2024, a Muslim territory. According to the report, Most Palestinian Christians are the traditional GreeksBut there are other Christians, including Roman Catholics.
Additional sources • AP