כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה, וּדְבַר־יְהוָה מִירוּשָׁלִָם. (ישעיהו ב׳ 3)
מדור זה מציג את חייהן, פולחנן, תולדותיהן ומסורותיהן של הקהילות הנוצריות המגוונות בארץ ישראל. הוא מאיר את תיאולוגייתן, את האתגרים העומדים בפניהן ואת עדותן המתמשכת במקום שבו הבשורה נטעה לראשונה.
The Hidden Roots of the Crisis of the Church in the Holy Land: In the troubled Holy Land, divided and torn by conflict, local Church leaders and Christians of all colors often claim to speak a tireless message of justice, reconciliation and peace. If only more people would listen to this message - so they claim - it would surely dramatically improve the prospects for peace between the conflicting parties in the region. But is this true?
There has been much excellent academic study of the history of Christianity in the land of its birth. It could fill a whole library. In recent years, however, all that fine work has been eclipsed by the myth, created by the so-called "Palestinian narrative," of Palestinian Christianity.
Catholics for Israel are highly aware of the precarious and difficult situation you find yourselves in. We are not against you by calling ourselves Catholics for Israel. It is precisely the concern for the situation you are in and the complexity of your situation that is motivating us to address and speak out those things that today most Catholics are afraid to even think about.
The self-styled “Kairos Palestine” document was launched in Bethlehem on December 11, 2009 by a panel chaired by the former Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah. The document is meant to mobilize churches worldwide in a program of boycotts, divestment and delegitimization directed at the State of Israel.
Read more: The Palestinian Kairos Document: A Behind-the-Scenes Analysis
