The President of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to the British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, stating that the move to recognize Jerusalem has no valid reason.
Newsonline reports that Cardinal Vincent Nichols who is also the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster said the Catholic Church and its leadership under Pope Francis have long called for the international status quo on Jerusalem to be upheld in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.
The Catholic Church’s statement comes after the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, said the United Kingdom government will start preparations to move its Isreal embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Reacting to Liz announcement, Cardinal Nichols disclosed, “I have written to the Prime Minister to express profound concern over her call for a review of the location of the British Embassy to the State of Israel, with the suggestion that it might be moved away from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.”
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Cardinal Nichols said, “Such a relocation of the UK Embassy would be seriously damaging to any possibility of lasting peace in the region and to the international reputation of the United Kingdom.
Pope Francis and the leaders of churches in the Holy Land have long called for the international Status Quo on Jerusalem to be upheld, in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions. The city must be shared as a common patrimony, never becoming an exclusive monopoly of any party.”
He argued, “I can see no valid reason why a move needs now to be considered. I ask the Prime Minister earnestly to reconsider the intention she has expressed and to focus all efforts on seeking a two-state solution, in which Jerusalem would have a guaranteed special status.”
