Why Does the Vatican Seem So Anti Israel?

Chiesa has a good article on this at In Gaza, the Vatican Raises the White Flag

I think it is a good article that points out that the Vatican is really not anti Israel but still has some blind spots, though the TONE HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

Before this conflict erupted I was planning to do a post on the Catholic Church and the whole Israel question both as a theoligical matter and a political one.

On the political side what the article does not mention is that Israel can be a royal pain in the butt at times for the Vatican. That should not color the stance in the Vatican Diplomatic Corp but often Israel does not help matters and they themselves have a deaf ear to our concerns.

More later on that later in my upcoming post.