The Catholic Church -- like any and every human institution and, indeed, human being -- has every right to call out injustice, regardless of its history and regardless of the religion or ethnicity of the perpetrators. In fact, failing to condemn the injustice done to the Palestinians because of the history between the Church and the Jews would be a monstrous evil.
The only question is: What does Obama do now? The Israelis must be made to pay a stiff price for Netanyahoo's arrogance and defiance, preferably a moratorium on all aid so long as the building continues, as well as an announcement that the US will abstain from all Security Council resolutions against Israel for a start. But so long as campaigns are not publicly financed in the US, Obama will not dare take the actions necessary.
The Catholic Church -- like any and every human institution and, indeed, human being -- has every right to call out injustice, regardless of its history and regardless of the religion or ethnicity of the perpetrators. In fact, failing to condemn the injustice done to the Palestinians because of the history between the Church and the Jews would be a monstrous evil.
The only question is: What does Obama do now? The Israelis must be made to pay a stiff price for Netanyahoo's arrogance and defiance, preferably a moratorium on all aid so long as the building continues, as well as an announcement that the US will abstain from all Security Council resolutions against Israel for a start. But so long as campaigns are not publicly financed in the US, Obama will not dare take the actions necessary.