Heads of churches, patriarchs issue statement on threat Holy Land Christians face
Publication Date: 15/12/2021
Source: La Croix International
Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in Jerusalem have jointly appealed to authorities in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan to help curb the increasing trend of violence and intimidation that Christians in the Holy Land are currently facing."Throughout the Holy Land, Christians have become the target of frequent and sustained attacks by fringe radical groups," said Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem in December 13 joint statement entitled "The Current Threat to the Christian Presence in the Holy Land.""Since 2012 there have been countless incidents of physical and verbal assaults against priests and other clergy, attacks on Christian churches, with holy sites regularly vandalized and desecrated, and ongoing intimidation of local Christians who simply seek to worship freely and....
