Yesterday it was posted that the only Catholic Church in Gaza was destroyed intentionally by Israel. I’m not trying to call anyone out, I blame the media for reporting it without verifying the facts.
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Israel did not intentionally “strike“ a Catholic Church in Gaza. The damage to the Holy Family church was inadvertent and was collateral. Israel is not anti-Christian and does not bomb Catholic churches. There are over 400 Christian churches within the borders of Israel itself, including over 100 Catholic parishes.
This is that church today,
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GAZA—Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli photographed saying mass, last night, inside Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza.
Despite early reports circling on social media, the church was not destroyed.
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This morning, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a joint visit to Gaza to be with their respective faith communities
Christians suffer greatly under hamas, my heart goes out to the people of the Holy Family Church, please end the war by releasing the hostages and surrendering.
Question
Why has there been more coverage of an accidental Israeli strike on a Catholic church in Gaza than there has been for over the 660 churches destroyed by Russia in Ukraine?