Speaking to an Italian television station, the Latin
Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, says that “everyone
must do everything possible to put an end to this situation."
By Vatican News
"It is objectively intolerable."
That’s how Cardinal Gianbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,
described the situation in Gaza in a recent interview with the Italian
television station TV2000.
“We have always had many problems of all kinds,” he
continued, “and even the economic-financial situation has always been very
fragile, but there has never been hunger before."
"Everyone—religious, political, and social
communities," said Patriarch Pizzaballa, "must do everything possible
to put an end this situation."
"The weakness of the United States,"
emphasised the Patriarch, "creates a great dilemma, because, until now,
there has always been someone to put things in order. Now there is no longer
anyone to play this role, and we have to do it ourselves. I don't know if, how,
or when this will be possible."
Easter in times of war
Speaking days before the beginning of Holy Week,
Patriarch Pizzaballa offered his reassurances that permits will be granted to
Christians living in Palestinian territories to allow them to visit Jerusalem
for liturgies.
"We’ll get the permits," he said. "We
insisted, saying that as they had given permits to Muslims for Ramadan, they
should also give them to Christians for Easter. Even if the numbers are
smaller, we will have several thousand permits both for Palm Sunday and for
Easter."
"It will be a difficult Easter," Cardinal
Pizzaballa concluded. "I think of the loneliness of Jesus in Gethsemane,
which is now shared by all of us."
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