JERUSALEM
(AP) -- After a series of attacks by vandals on Christian holy sites in
Israel, normally tight-lipped Roman Catholic officials are beginning to
speak out, publicly appealing to authorities to take a stronger stand
against the violence.
The Rev. Pierbattista
Pizzaballa, one of the church's top officials in the Holy Land, said he
is worried about relations between Jews and Christians in the Holy Land.
He believes the blame can go all around.
"I think the main atmosphere is ignorance," Pizzaballa told The Associated Press in an interview.
Because
the local Christian population is tiny, "we do not exist for the
majority ... They have other priorities," he said. "On the other side,
we as a minority maybe didn't invest enough energy and initiatives" to
reach out to Israeli Jews.
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