VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is expressing concern that “recent decisions” could undermine regional stability in the Middle East, in an apparent reference to the U.S. reversal of position on Israeli settlements.
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The Vatican on Wednesday didn’t specifically cite the U.S. conclusion that Israel’s West Bank settlements don’t violate international law. But the reference appeared clear when it spoke of “the recent decisions that risk undermining further the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the already fragile regional stability” in the Middle East.
The Holy See reiterated its support for a ‘’two-state solution for two peoples, as the only way to reach a complete solution to this age-old conflict.”
It said it supports Israel’s right to “live in peace and security within the borders recognized by the international community” and supports “the same right that belongs to the Palestinian people, which must be recognized, respected and implemented.”
The Vatican was noticeable silent, when the Nazis were deporting Jews from Rome to their deaths, in 1944; also, there were surrogates of the Vatican who arranged for Nazi war criminals to escape from Europe by boat, and settle in Latin America. They helped them with forged documents, cash, and jobs. Thus, until the Vatican comes to terms with, and apologizes for its despicable past (including Popes in the past, who called for either the conversion of Jews, or their death), it has no right sticking its nose in where it doesn’t belong.