This Pope is Failing His Congregation

In a move which was viewed by many as hypocritical, it was reported by the Washington Examiner and elsewhere that Pope Francis was praying in front of a nativity scene over a statue of the Infant Jesus wrapped in a keffifah, a headdress commonly worn by Palestinian men.

 

The nativity is the representation of Jesus being born in Bethlehem, a city located in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. But as everyone knows, Jesus (Yeshua) was Jewish, not Arabic.

This is a slight to Christians and Jews everywhere, especially since this Pope was silent when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023 and killed over 1,200 innocent people. He was silent when it was discovered Hamas also kidnapped over 250 others, raping and torturing many since then.

“The pope is exploiting Christmas to advance the ridiculous effort to rebrand Jesus as Palestinian rather than what he was, a Jew who fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy of a Messiah,” an X user said.

This is a common sentiment which was expressed all across social media. Why? Because his actions are offensive to so many.

He is failing to unite Catholics and Christians, to Jews and others with stunts like this. Unless his goal is to disengage with many more. Then he is accomplishing his goals.

He has failed because so many are turning away.