Originally published at The Catholic Thing
A mounting crisis in Jewish-Catholic relations was the most under-covered Vatican story of 2024. Early indications are that a similar claim won’t be likely in 2025, since manifestations of the crisis will be simply too ubiquitous and obvious. The problem is that now, whenever Pope Francis says or does anything regarding Gaza or Israel, it carries compound interest: Jews and Israelis don’t just hear the new remark, they add it to everything else he’s said and done up to this point, making the latest perceived slight infinitely more acute.
