Israeli police officers sparked a diplomatic and religious row on Sunday after they stopped two top clergymen from going to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate the Palm Sunday Mass.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who serves as the Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, and Custos of the Holy Land Father Francesco Ielpo, were “compelled” by Israeli police to turn back from their procession towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest site in Christianity.
According to Corriere della Sera , Rome was also quick to condemn the actions of the Israeli police, and with…
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