Archbishop Atallah Hanna probably considers this horrific because for the most part he is indefatigably on the side of “Palestinian” jihadis, and he is shocked that the jihadis have turned against a loyal ally.
“Christian leaders condemn attack on church near Bethlehem,” by Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, October 29, 2022:
Church leaders on Saturday condemned an attack on the Orthodox church in Beit Sahur, near Bethlehem, and called on the Palestinian Authority to bring the assailants to trial.
During the attack, which took place on Friday night, dozens of Muslim men hurled stones at the church, injuring a number of people.
The church is affiliated with the Jerusalem Patriarchate and managed by the congregation in Beit Sahur.
In a statement, the church leaders said the attack came after a “quarrel between some young men.”
“We condemn this attack and demand that the Palestinian Authority bring the attackers to trial as soon as possible,” the statement read.
Archbishop Atallah Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem strongly condemned the assault, dubbing it an “unprecedented phenomenon.”
“What happened on Friday night in Beit Sahur distorts the image of our people and harms civil peace and the good relationship that binds us as the sons of the Palestinian people,” Hanna said. “The church is not a place for settling accounts, fomenting sedition and undermining the unity of our people. What happened in Beit Sahur was horrific.”…
ben sherfort says
2700 orthodox churches in greece alone have been raveged set alight or infested amongst other sacrilige….
The Temple of Temples for christianity has been turned into a mosque once again The Hagia Sophia…
other ancient monasteries and churches in turkey and even occupied cyprus, are turned into mosques, or serve as warehouses and stables for the animals…
stoning is nothing new for wherever there is muslims and it is a tradition for islam and the sharia…
islam is deceptive and ready to forge alliances that it is sceduled to break and assault the party once supporter…
it is the same with women organisations, gay rights activists and the bolsheviks of the modern times….
when islam needs help it gets it and then attacks the ones that once helped at the point they are not needed anymore…
so the time came for this church also… they dont need the help anymore so they attack them…
ofcourse what would be other than the modern bolshevics ruling governments around the world as the reason…
when and if things get nasty for the palestinians they will go and ask the support of the church and ally with them again because the clergy of the church will be so naive to accept any term regardless of the previous attacks… clergy is often either ignorant to the deception of certain people or too naive and easily deceived…
somehistory says
“civil peace and the good relationship that binds us as the sons of the Palestinian people,” ”
there is no peace and there is no good relationship between God’s people and those who are making a strong and vigorous attempt to wipe them out.
“There is no peace, my God has said, for the wicked one.”
Did this guy who is referred to as an “archbishop” not read the words of Jesus? (Matt. 23:8) and the writings of the Apostle Paul regarding the mixing with those who worship demons? (1Cor. 10:20)
Trouble comes to those who say one thing and then do another opposing thing.