Vatican Foreign Policy in the Middle East
(outline)
NAMES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Caleb Carr,
Cardinal Gasparri: The Turks were still the most equitable guardians of the holy places.
Unitate Churches: Greek, Syrian, Chaldean, Maronite
Gasparri: the Balfour Declaration would establish “an absolute economic, administrative and political preponderance of Jews over other nationalities.”
Pontifical Commission on Justice and Peace
Redemptionis Anno: The Palestinian people who find their historical roots in (Palestine) and who for decades have been dispersed, have the natural right in justice to find once more a homeland and to be able to live in peace and tranquility with the other peoples of the area.” 1984
“right of return”
“two state solution”
Christian-Muslim violence: Nigeria, Sudan, East Timor, Iraq, Pakistan
Baathist despots
Sunni, Shi’ite, Druze
Bashir Gamayel, Phalangist Party
Sueilman Franjieh
The Vatican “should understand that Christians in Lebanon are not guinea pigs for the Christian-Islamic dialogue in the world.”
Massacre at Sabra and Shatila
Multi-national force in Lebanon
Ayatollah Khomeini and Saddam Hussein