Pope blasts Israel-Hamas conflict and says Jesus has been ‘rejected’ in favour of war

Pope Francis has slammed the Israel-Hamas conflict for drowning out Jesus’ message of peace with its “futile logic of war”. Speaking during his Midnight Mass sermon, the pope offered his solidarity with the people in the Middle East. Addressing 6,500 people inside St Peter’s Basilica, he said: “Our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world.” He added that the “clash of arms today” prevents Jesus from “finding room in the world”. Hours earlier, Israeli Prim…

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