De relatie tussen Israel en de katholieke kerk is historisch gespannen, en daar is genoeg stof voor: de omstreden rol van oorlogsspaus Pius XII en diens mogelijke zaligverklaring, het katholieke standpunt tot in de jaren '60 dat de Joden Jezus hebben vermoord en het gebed om Joden tot het christendom te bekeren, de late erkenning van de staat Israel, tal van controversiële uitspraken van katholieke ambtsdragers over Israel en de Palestijnse kwestie, tot de recente ophef over de rehabilitatie van een Holocaustontkenner als lid van de katholieke kerk, waarbij nog stemmen opgingen om het Pausbezoek af te gelasten.
Daarnaast is er nog allerlei gesteggel over bezittingen van de katholieke kerk in Israel. O ja, en bijna 2000 jaar christelijk antisemitisme.
Wouter
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3 May, 2009
Israel Opens a Special Website Dedicated to the Pope's Visit
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman)
3 May, 2009
Israel Opens a Special Website Dedicated to the Pope's Visit
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman)
The Government of Israel has just inaugurated a special website dedicated to the upcoming pilgimage of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Israel, set to take place between the 11th and 15th of May, 2009.
The website, presented in eight languages (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, German and Hebrew), contains textual and audio-visual information on the Papal pilgrimage, Israel-Vatican relations, Christian communities in Israel and Christian holy sites throughout the country.
The website will provide regular updates throughout the course of the visit.
The website will also provide live broadcasts of events during the Pope's pilgrimage, including a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial (11 May), masses at the Garden of Gethsemane (Jerusalem, 12 May) and at the Mount of the Precipice (Nazereth, 14 May), as well as visits to the site of the Last Supper (12 May), and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (15 May).
The site may be accessed at the following address:
http://PopeinIsrael.org.il
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Website: www.imra.org.il
The website, presented in eight languages (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, German and Hebrew), contains textual and audio-visual information on the Papal pilgrimage, Israel-Vatican relations, Christian communities in Israel and Christian holy sites throughout the country.
The website will provide regular updates throughout the course of the visit.
The website will also provide live broadcasts of events during the Pope's pilgrimage, including a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial (11 May), masses at the Garden of Gethsemane (Jerusalem, 12 May) and at the Mount of the Precipice (Nazereth, 14 May), as well as visits to the site of the Last Supper (12 May), and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (15 May).
The site may be accessed at the following address:
http://PopeinIsrael.org.il
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IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis
Website: www.imra.org.il
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