Vatican also wants Jerusalem?

[Scurrilous]

Vatican envoy: Israel, Palestinians cannot be trusted to safeguard holy sites

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3194646,00.html

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"The Vatican's legal advisor in Israel, David Jaeger, harshly criticized Israel’s policy regarding safeguarding Christian holy sites.

Speaking during an international conference at a Haifa University conference Tuesday, Jaeger said Jerusalem is an important city the fate of which should not be left in the hands of Israel and the Palestinians.

Any solution to the status of Jerusalem needs the approval of the international community, said Jaeger, adding that the Palestinian Authority has also failed in keeping with international conventions on preserving holy sites.

Jaeger said there is a contradiction between agreements signed between Israel and the Vatican on preserving Christian Holy sites and Israeli laws dating from the British mandate in Palestine.

The Israeli government took away the courts' authority to deal with issues related to lands and funds belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, causing legal disputes that have been dragging in courts for years, the Vatican envoy said."

[Coastie for Truth]

1. Talk about Israel having a credibility issue with the Vatican?

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[brainshrub]

2. That happened in 1858.

I'm not taking a stance on the issue brought up in the OP, but I think Catholic/Jewish relations have warmed up a bit since then.