Pope Francis prayed at the Vatican in front of a manger arrived from Bethlehem in which the newborn Jesus is wrapped in the traditional Palestinian headscarf, the kefiya. Francis emphasized, at the same time, that “it is one of the mangers that were made in Bethlehem, where the Lord was born” and that “these are different mangers, but they all carry the same message of peace and love that Jesus bequeathed to us”. “Seeing them, we remember the brothers and sisters who – there and in other parts of the world – suffer because of the drama of war. With tears in our eyes we pray for peace. Brothers, enough with the wars, enough with the violence!”, added the pontiff. The image of Jesus wearing a Keffiyeh inside the Vatican, in the presence of the pope, went viral on social media and provoked a reaction from members of Italy’s Jewish community. “The “Palestinization” of the Jewish Jesus is nothing new within the Church. This last fact, however, is special […]
Source: News Beast
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