Israeli police barred Cardinal Pizzaballa from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday; Netanyahu then asked authorities to allow entry, citing security amid Iranian attacks. Italy and the Vatican criticized the ban.
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Israeli security authorities
The temporary restriction on Cardinal Pizzaballa’s entry, followed by rapid correction, was a harsh but defensible security step in an exceptional threat environment.
Catholic & Vatican advocates
Barring Cardinal Pizzaballa from the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday is a grave violation of religious freedom and Christian dignity, only partially mitigated by the later reversal.
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