As soon as they invaded Syria and Mount Hermon, Israeli soldiers
dismantled the large crucifix that had stood on top of the mountain for
decades.
ISIS and Al-Qaeda would have done the same. Obviously
the cross is intolerable to them, an unacceptable 'scandal', as St Paul
wrote.
The Vatican is in interreligious dialogue with other
religions. It is a pity that the intentions (= pious illusions) of the
Pontifical Council for Religious Dialogue do not go beyond the walls of
the Vatican.
Or, more pragmatically, they remain a dead letter because the recipients use them as a bonfire.
There is no comment or condemnation from the Vatican.
Now,
to prove that the gesture of the occupiers under the Star of David is
due to an "excess of short-sightedness", it would be nice if the regime
in Tel Aviv would apologise to the Church.
When the stubborn
'optimists' in the Vatican realise that illusion is what fills the gaps
left by reality, there will be little or nothing left of Christianity.
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