Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo were denied entry by Israeli Police to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to attend Palm Sunday Mass this morning, sparking condemnation from the Catholic Church and the worldwide community. Palm Sunday commemorates Christ’s entry into Jerusalem and marks the start of Holy Week, the most sacred week of the year week for the Christian faith. The Patriarchate of Jerusalem described the move in a statement as a “hasty and fundamentally flawed decision, tainted by improper considerations,” adding that it “represents an extreme departure from basic principles of reasonableness.” Israeli Police said they denied Pizzaballa’s request, citing the potential of a “mass casualty incident” and the inability of emergency…
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