Francis Praying at the wall
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 June 2014 15:00
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When the Holy See Saw for Itself
Join over 10,000 others in thanking Pope Francis, and help inspire other leaders not to look away
During his recent trip, the Pope was criticized for spontaneously stopping his motorcade and bowing in silent prayer at the massive concrete wall that separates thousands of Palestinians from their land. His “mistake”? Praying at a symbol of violence, segregation, and gut-wrenching injustice while the whole world was watching.
In just a few days, we passed our initial goal of 10,000 signers to thank the Pope for this moving act which produced an image the world will never forget.
Can you sign and help us reach our new goal of hand-delivering 15,000 names to the Vatican next week thanking Pope Francis? If we don’t speak up now, Pope Francis may yield to criticism and decide it is easier to look away.
Click here: www.ThankYouPopeFrancis.org
Pope Francis stunned the world by instructing his driver to pause by the wall, perhaps drawn by the spray-painted plea, "Pope, we need someone to talk about justice."
The words had been written only moments before. One day earlier, young Palestinians had also covered the gray behemoth with messages to the Pope, only to find the wall painted over just hours later. Until the moment the Pope arrived, it seemed that Palestinian voices were once again to be silenced.
Through their will and perseverance, these Palestinians refused to be silenced. And Pope Francis, breaking with the pattern of other world leaders, chose not to ignore their voices, but to amplify them.
Help us reach 15,000 signatures, and we'll deliver the message directly to the Vatican, paving the way for others to follow the Pope's example.
Click here: www.ThankYouPopeFrancis.org
The wall was said to protect Israelis, but built to annex Palestinian land—and isolate Palestinians in enclaves. As Jews, we find images—and more so, the reality—of walled ghettos uniquely disturbing. As human beings, we find the Pope's decision to draw the eyes of the world to this reality profoundly moving.
Together with Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, atheists and so many others, we find inspiration in the refusal of Palestinians to be silenced, and hope that leaders will be inspired by the Pope's refusal to participate in silencing them.
Onward,
Abe Greenhouse
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