{"id":23575,"date":"2025-05-05T22:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-the-italian-who-leads-the-church-in-jerusalem-is-a-contender-to-be-pope\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T22:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:11:50","slug":"why-the-italian-who-leads-the-church-in-jerusalem-is-a-contender-to-be-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-the-italian-who-leads-the-church-in-jerusalem-is-a-contender-to-be-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the days after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, offered himself up as a hostage in exchange for the freedom of kidnapped Israeli children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The offer, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/church\/news\/2023-10\/cardinal-pizzaballa-latin-patriatch-jerusalmen-offering-peace.html#:~:text=In%20a%20poignant%20online%20meeting,am%20ready%20for%20an%20exchange%3F\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reported by Vatican News<\/a>, the Holy See\u2019s news portal, was not taken up, but it nevertheless drew attention to Cardinal Pizzaballa, who is a contender to succeed Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As an Italian, Cardinal Pizzaballa would bring the papacy back under control of a country that dominated it for centuries, after a gap of almost 50 years. His long experience in a politically fraught region that is the cradle of three major religions \u2014 he was ordained in 1990, at the age of 25, and moved to Jerusalem that year \u2014 has also boosted his papal capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Cardinal Pizzaballa is seen as a Vatican outsider, given that he has spent decades in the Middle East, rather than building alliances closer to home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some cardinals and other members of the Roman Catholic Church\u2019s hierarchy are also concerned that Cardinal Pizzaballa, 60, may be too young for the job. Pope John Paul II was elected at 58 and served for 26 years. The prospect of another papacy lasting a quarter-century or more has given pause to some of the cardinals who will elect the next pope. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Cardinal Pizzaballa\u2019s reverence for traditional elements of church practice has made him palatable to some conservatives. But after spending decades in the Middle East, he is something of a wild card, since his positions on many issues that have caused division in the church are not known.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">What he does have, Vatican experts agree, is a personal touch as a church leader that Pope Francis valued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe embodies a pastoral approach,\u201d said Massimo Faggioli, a professor of theology at Villanova University. \u201cIn Jerusalem, you deal with other religions that have strong opinions on these issues, so you have to not become a crusader in any possible sense of the word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Cardinal Pizzaballa \u201ccomes from a pragmatic Catholic culture,\u201d Mr. Faggioli added. \u201cHe is not going to wage a culture war on sex- and gender-related issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The cardinal declined to comment for this article.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Cardinal Pizzaballa is credited with deftly navigating the Middle East\u2019s politics and communities, speaking forcefully against injustice and hatred but also making friends among Jews, Muslims, Christians and other communities. Above all, he developed a reputation as someone willing to listen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">People who have worked closely with him in Jerusalem described him as a capable administrator and a humble leader with little time for pomp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe cares for the poor,\u201d said Wadie Abunassar, the coordinator of the Forum of Holy Land Christians, a nongovernmental group of Christian laity in Israel. \u201cHe helps in a discreet way. He\u2019s a person who likes to build bridges with every human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Hamas attacked Israel in 2023, the cardinal had been in his new role for only a few days, but he had spent 35 years in the region. A Franciscan ordained in northern Italy, he became a student of biblical theology in Jerusalem and ended up teaching biblical Hebrew. Alongside his native Italian and Hebrew, he speaks English but only limited Arabic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His ability with languages and deft diplomacy came into use as he cared for Israel\u2019s Hebrew-speaking Catholics, paying almost monthly visits to parishes. He has also visited the tiny Christian community in Gaza during the war there and has an open dialogue with Jewish Israelis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hana Bendcowsky, project director of the Jewish-Christian program at the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, an interreligious organization based in Jerusalem, praised his work and said she hoped he becomes pope \u2014 but not for another decade. \u201cWe still need him here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Xavier Abu Eid, a Palestinian political scientist and author based in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, said that many Palestinians believe that the cardinal should have spoken out more forcefully against Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza, but added that there were limits to how much could be expected of a church leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Francis did speak out as Palestinian casualties rose in Gaza, writing in a book released in November that the war <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/25\/world\/middleeast\/netanyahu-pope-francis-death-condolences.html\" title=\"\">should be investigated<\/a> to determine whether it constituted a genocide. This drew a harsh rebuke from a member of the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In April, the cardinal traveled to Rome to talk to Francis to organize a meeting between him and rabbis concerned about the language he had used, according to Oded Wiener, a former director-general of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel who was responsible for interfaith relations and the rabbinate\u2019s relations with the Vatican.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A date was set for the meeting, but it did not happen, first for technical reasons and then because of the decline in Francis\u2019 health, Mr. Wiener said. It was not clear to what extent the cardinal personally sympathized with the concerns of the rabbis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Francis\u2019 <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/urbi\/documents\/20250420-urbi-et-orbi-pasqua.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">final address<\/a>, delivered the day before he died, the pope said that the growing climate of antisemitism around the world was \u201cworrying,\u201d and he also denounced Gaza\u2019s \u201cdeplorable humanitarian situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Patrick Kingsley<!-- --> contributed reporting from Jerusalem, and <!-- -->Emma Bubola<!-- --> from Rome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 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