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Despite tensions, Holy Week celebrations continue beautifully in the Holy Land, says the Custos of the Holy Land, noting that when there are more pilgrims, there is more stability.
The Custos also discusses whether the situation on the ground is as dramatic as it seems and how that has affected pilgrims and Holy Week, and comments on whether adequate security measures are being taken. He also talks about the importance of the Good Friday collection for the Holy Land, as being key to its survival and mission.
The Good Friday collection, we can say, is, for us, the most important source to survive, on the one hand, and to continue our mission here in the Holy Land. It is dramatic if we look at the attacks that we received in the past months and the violence that was increasing, but at the same time, it is also sustainable because our presence here in the Holy Land was always a presence under pressure.
I can say that when there are pilgrims, there is less violence, and so the pilgrims are very important, also as factor of stability. When there are no pilgrims, it is easier for the fanatics to have free hands. For example, in the recent past, at the end of January and immediately after January, we had a lot of acts of violence. This was a period with few pilgrims. A few days ago, I had seen the Palm Sunday procession. It was a very peaceful procession. There were no problems.
We want that Jerusalem be a safe place of worship for all the faithful of all the Abrahamic religions, Jerusalem is in the heart of Jewish people, of Christians, and of Muslims.
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