AhlulBayt News Agency: The Gaza current was a test for all aspects of Western civilization; including government, religion, and international institutions. Meanwhile, Westernized Christianity, which is the church, also showed its value.
"If Jesus (PBUH) were among us today, he would not hesitate for a moment to fight against the leaders of global oppression and tyranny, and would not tolerate the hunger and homelessness of billions of people who have been driven to war by the ruling powers." This was a message from Ayatollah Khamenei on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ. Many believe that Christianity today has severely deviated from Christ and his thoughts and ideals.
In this regard, the Iranian newspaper Resalat wrote in an article titled "Christ, the Son of Palestine" about true Christianity and the criticism of the Vatican's behavior in global events, especially the issue of Palestine: It is not clear why the Vatican is considered the capital of Christianity, and at the same time, the name of Bethlehem is not heard by the vast majority of Christians even once in their lifetime.
The Vatican Church, home to Jesus' religion, has become established, and the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of the Son of Mary, has been left alone in siege and war. According to Pars Today, quoting the Resalat newspaper, the reality is that the Vatican, like other international institutions, failed the Gaza test. The Vatican, as the most important religious institution in the world, could have had a profound impact on directing the Christian world against the crimes of the occupying regime.
The weakness of the United Nations' performance as the political arm of the global community in managing the world could only be remedied by the Vatican's intervention. On the other hand, Christianity, especially Catholicism, has been established as a religion of mercy, peace, and love over the centuries.
How is it possible for the most important advocate of peace in the world to be completely out of the equation in one of the greatest crimes in history? This was the best opportunity for the church to defend its religious identity. An identity that lost its attractiveness during the Renaissance and modernization, and now it was time to show itself again and remind the people of the West that there is no safe haven for humanity except for divine religions.
But it didn't happen, and the church once again proved its insignificance. Although this isolation of the Pope and Catholicism is pushing the Christian believing community more and more towards separating the church from Jesus' teachings.
The issue of Gaza was a test for all aspects of Western civilization; including government, religion, and international institutions. Meanwhile, Westernized Christianity, which is the church, also showed its value.
Christ was born in Palestine; A land that is being destroyed through both hard and soft means. Through soft means, through settlement construction and the transfer of European Zionists, and through hard means, such as what we have been witnessing in Gaza for over a year. What remains of Palestine is being destroyed, not just occupied.
The brutal massacre of thousands of humans and the destruction of an ecosystem, in broad daylight and in front of the eyes of the world, is a reality so massive that it is worth it that humans like Christ sacrifice their lives. Christ is waiting in the heavens for the day of resurrection; But Gaza is today crucified with suffering, like the story of Christ. Christians with a heart should call out to the Son of Mary, the Father who is in heaven.
The republishing of content from other media outlets in Pars Today does not imply endorsement of its content and is solely for the information of the readers of Pars Today magazine.
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"If Jesus (PBUH) were among us today, he would not hesitate for a moment to fight against the leaders of global oppression and tyranny, and would not tolerate the hunger and homelessness of billions of people who have been driven to war by the ruling powers." This was a message from Ayatollah Khamenei on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ. Many believe that Christianity today has severely deviated from Christ and his thoughts and ideals.
In this regard, the Iranian newspaper Resalat wrote in an article titled "Christ, the Son of Palestine" about true Christianity and the criticism of the Vatican's behavior in global events, especially the issue of Palestine: It is not clear why the Vatican is considered the capital of Christianity, and at the same time, the name of Bethlehem is not heard by the vast majority of Christians even once in their lifetime.
The Vatican Church, home to Jesus' religion, has become established, and the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of the Son of Mary, has been left alone in siege and war. According to Pars Today, quoting the Resalat newspaper, the reality is that the Vatican, like other international institutions, failed the Gaza test. The Vatican, as the most important religious institution in the world, could have had a profound impact on directing the Christian world against the crimes of the occupying regime.
The weakness of the United Nations' performance as the political arm of the global community in managing the world could only be remedied by the Vatican's intervention. On the other hand, Christianity, especially Catholicism, has been established as a religion of mercy, peace, and love over the centuries.
How is it possible for the most important advocate of peace in the world to be completely out of the equation in one of the greatest crimes in history? This was the best opportunity for the church to defend its religious identity. An identity that lost its attractiveness during the Renaissance and modernization, and now it was time to show itself again and remind the people of the West that there is no safe haven for humanity except for divine religions.
But it didn't happen, and the church once again proved its insignificance. Although this isolation of the Pope and Catholicism is pushing the Christian believing community more and more towards separating the church from Jesus' teachings.
The issue of Gaza was a test for all aspects of Western civilization; including government, religion, and international institutions. Meanwhile, Westernized Christianity, which is the church, also showed its value.
Christ was born in Palestine; A land that is being destroyed through both hard and soft means. Through soft means, through settlement construction and the transfer of European Zionists, and through hard means, such as what we have been witnessing in Gaza for over a year. What remains of Palestine is being destroyed, not just occupied.
The brutal massacre of thousands of humans and the destruction of an ecosystem, in broad daylight and in front of the eyes of the world, is a reality so massive that it is worth it that humans like Christ sacrifice their lives. Christ is waiting in the heavens for the day of resurrection; But Gaza is today crucified with suffering, like the story of Christ. Christians with a heart should call out to the Son of Mary, the Father who is in heaven.
The republishing of content from other media outlets in Pars Today does not imply endorsement of its content and is solely for the information of the readers of Pars Today magazine.
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