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A Catholic priest got here on CNN on Christmas to say Jesus was a persecuted Palestinian — and that the story of his beginning accommodates parallels to what is going on on within the Center East.
Father Edward Beck — a daily contributor — joined Monday morning’s anchors to debate the subject of maintain religion alive this vacation season with every part happening on the planet … particularly, the conflict between Israel and Hamas, with Palestinians caught within the center.
He mentioned the story of Xmas was truly one among a “Palestinian Jew” — noting how extraordinary it’s to listen to these 2 phrases put collectively. Father Beck went on to say JC was born into an occupied nation, and that his mom and father (Mary/Joseph) have been compelled to flee into Egypt as refugees … which is technically appropriate, so far as the Bible’s involved.
Beck went on to say the identical type of factor is happening proper now in 2023 — and whereas he did not outright come out as explicitly pro-Palestine … that is how his remarks have been perceived.
In reality, there’s lots of handwringing occurring on-line over the suggestion that Jesus was Palestinian … and that he may’ve recognized extra so with the present Palestinian plight over that of Israelis. As many have identified on-line, Palestine did not even exist again then.
On the flip aspect, neither did the state of Israel as we presently comprehend it … however the one factor that is simple is that JC was Jewish, for no matter’s that price on this raging debate.
Try to be ashamed of your self, distorting what I mentioned like that. Sowing extra division.
(And I might assume you’d know that the “state of Israel” got here into existence in 1948.)
Merry Christmas!— Father Edward L. Beck (@FrEdwardBeck) December 25, 2023
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Father Beck has defended what he mentioned in some back-and-forths on-line. Once more, some took his phrases right here to indicate that Jesus was extra so Palestinian/Arab than he was Jewish — however Beck says his phrases are being twisted, and his bigger message of peace/unity overshadowed.
He is additionally posted articles that reference using the phrase “Palestinian” traditionally — and the way it’s apparently been employed to determine Muslims, Jews and others who’ve lived in that area relationship again millennia. In different phrases, Father Beck’s doubling down on the notion Jesus was Palestinian … and that him additionally being Jewish would not essentially contradict that.
It is a doozy of a dialog, for positive … and it is ignited a fury on either side, it appears. As Jesus himself may’ve mentioned in additional eloquent phrases — cannot all of us simply get alongside, guys???
