Archbishop Justin Welby should know that Jerusalem was the capital of Israel before anyone heard of Britain, Rabbi Warren Goldstein said.
(August 27, 2024 / JNS) The head of the Catholic Church and the leader of the Church of England are effectively rejecting the Bible by supporting policies that negates the connection of the Jewish people to the Holy Land, the chief rabbi of South Africa said on Sunday.
The blunt theological critique comes after the archbishop of Canterbury endorsed a ruling by the International Court of Justice last month that Israel’s presence in the “occupied Palestinian territories” is unlawful, and as the pontiff has sought to thread the needle and maintain strict neutrality during Israel’s war against Islamist terrorists in Gaza.
“At a time when Europe’s future hangs in the balance, its two most senior Christian leaders—the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and the head of the Church of England, Archbishop Justin Welby—have abandoned their most sacred duty to protect and defend the values of the Bible,” South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein wrote in a post on X.
