I would agree with your assessment about Vatican-Iran relations if I thought the primary point was an absolute position and not a relative one. I don't think Israel would mind the Pope trying to protect Christians if he was being even-handed in his treatment of Iran and Israel. It is the contrast that is so disgusting. He kow-tows to Ira…
I would agree with your assessment about Vatican-Iran relations if I thought the primary point was an absolute position and not a relative one. I don't think Israel would mind the Pope trying to protect Christians if he was being even-handed in his treatment of Iran and Israel. It is the contrast that is so disgusting. He kow-tows to Iran while taking every opportunity to blame Israel for cruelty, while simultaneously ignoring the hostages and use of human shields.
I do not believe Israel would have made that objection had the Pope's former statements respecting Israel been reasonable.
I don't think it's a relative thing though, where they object to how differently he treats them compared to Iran. Israel is a big boy, it knows international pressures are never even-handed. But on an absolute scale, taken by itself, what he said regarding Israel needing to be investigated for genocide was astonishingly unjust.
I would agree with your assessment about Vatican-Iran relations if I thought the primary point was an absolute position and not a relative one. I don't think Israel would mind the Pope trying to protect Christians if he was being even-handed in his treatment of Iran and Israel. It is the contrast that is so disgusting. He kow-tows to Iran while taking every opportunity to blame Israel for cruelty, while simultaneously ignoring the hostages and use of human shields.
I do not believe Israel would have made that objection had the Pope's former statements respecting Israel been reasonable.
I don't think it's a relative thing though, where they object to how differently he treats them compared to Iran. Israel is a big boy, it knows international pressures are never even-handed. But on an absolute scale, taken by itself, what he said regarding Israel needing to be investigated for genocide was astonishingly unjust.