{"id":2069046,"date":"2023-10-16T14:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-official-in-jerusalem-offers-to-exchange-himself-for-child-hostages-held-by-hamas\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:48:19","slug":"church-official-in-jerusalem-offers-to-exchange-himself-for-child-hostages-held-by-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-official-in-jerusalem-offers-to-exchange-himself-for-child-hostages-held-by-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem Church Official Volunteers to Swap Himself for Hamas&#8217; Child Hostages."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchurch-official-in-jerusalem-offers-to-exchange-himself-for-child-hostages-held-by-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069046&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Cardinal in \u200dJerusalem Offers to Exchange Himself for Child Hostages Held by Hamas<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Greater love has \u2062no one than this, that\u2064 someone lay\u200d down his life for his friends,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>  \u200cJohn 15:13\u200d proclaims.<\/p>\n<p>During a video\u200d conference interview on Monday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-israeli-police-arrest-five-allegedly-assaulting-christians-jerusalems-old-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem<\/a> and Pope Francis&#8217; representative in\u200c the Holy\u200d Land, said that he was \u200dwilling to exchange\u200c himself for the hostages in Gaza, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/jerusalem-catholic-patriarch-offers-be-exchanged-gaza-hostages-2023-10-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am ready for an exchange, anything, \u2063if this \u200bcan lead to freedom, to bring the children \u2062home. No\u2062 problem. There is total willingness on my part,&#8221; \u2063he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first thing to \u2064do is to try \u2062to win the release of the hostages,\u200b otherwise there will be no way of stopping (an escalation),&#8221; the cardinal said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are willing to help, even me personally,&#8221; he added,\u2063 although he admitted, \u200d&#8221;You\u200d can&#8217;t talk to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lawmaker-demands-probe-congress-comes-horrifying-realization-biden-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a>. It is very difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what putting LIFE above \u200call looks like.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Jerusalem patriarch of the Catholic Church Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa stated in an interview he offers himself up as a \u200bhostage in \u200dexchange for \u2064the releases of the Israeli hostages held in \u2063Gaza. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am ready for an&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vziTHW86tf\">pic.twitter.com\/vziTHW86tf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Emily Schrader &#8211; \u05d0\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u200b\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05d3\u05e8 \u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0644\u06cc\u2064 \u0634\u0631\u06cc\u062f\u0631 (@emilykschrader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilykschrader\/status\/1713871733877338380?\">October 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cardinal \u2063representing\u200c Pope \u200dFrancis offers\u200b himself to Hamas in swap\u200d for\u2062 child hostages <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNqpM40oov\">https:\/\/t.co\/HNqpM40oov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9cdMG4qni\">pic.twitter.com\/j9cdMG4qni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1713887945923379661?\">October 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although\u2064 Hamas is very unlikely to take him up on his offer, the desire of\u200b the cardinal to do whatever it takes \u2062to rescue the\u2064 children, demonstrates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-counter-chinas-coercive-lending-practices-at-g20-summit-in-new-delhi-while-xi-skips-gathering\/\" title=\"Biden tackles China's 'coercive' lending at G20, Xi absent.\">stark\u200d contrast<\/a> between a faith\u200d that is rooted in love versus \u2064those who will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-official-in-jerusalem-offers-to-exchange-himself-for-child-hostages-held-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Jerusalem Church Official Volunteers to Swap Himself for Hamas' Child Hostages.\">willingly destroy \u2063innocent\u2064 lives<\/a> under cover of religious zeal.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, hate is easier to rile\u200b up, as we have seen in the anti-Israel, anti-Jewish protests even here in our own\u2063 country. These events underscore the unfortunate reality that it is often easier to incite hatred than\u2064 to promote understanding and love.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is in New York. Celebrating \u200cyesterday&#8217;s slaughter.<\/p>\n<p>People have the freedom to be hateful in America, but\u2064 you should view the \u2062people in this crowd exactly the same as those who \u2062participate\u200b in KKK and neo-Nazi \u2064rallies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rwxydw8so1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Rwxydw8so1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1711078129987359104?\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Globalize the \u200cIntifada!&#8221;: Militant Palestinian and Communist Groups Call for\u2062 Intifada \u2064&#8221;From New York to Palestine&#8221; near Israeli \u2063Consulate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-suv-plows-through-crowd-that-was-mobbing-his-car-while-responding-to-street-racing-in-tacoma-video\/\" title=\"Police SUV Plows Through Crowd that Was Mobbing His Car While Responding To Street Racing In Tacoma (VIDEO)\">full video<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Militant \u200cPalestinian and communist groups rallied\u2064 near \u2062the \u2064Israeli Consulate in New York City on \u200dMonday.<br \/>\nGroups with a large&#8230; \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/swjqugN3g8\">pic.twitter.com\/swjqugN3g8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYCforYourself (@nycforyourself) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycforyourself\/status\/1711873934403027028?\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The joy at the killing\u200d of 1,300 people just going along with their lives and taking nearly 200 hostages, \u200cabout a dozen of\u2062 them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-biden-cnn-confirm-israeli-reports-horrendous-crimes-hamas-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a>, \u2064is horrifying.<\/p>\n<p>Christian history is\u200c complicated, and we have not always done what\u2063 our faith would\u2064 require us to do.<\/p>\n<p>While the story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corrietenboom.com\/en\/information\/the-history-of-the-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corrie Ten Boom<\/a> is \u200cwidely published as an example of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-love-comes-first-christians-close-second-key-spiritual-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian love<\/a>, countless\u2062 others \u200dchose to \u200bbe \u2064silent while approximately\u2064 six million Jews were exterminated \u200bin the holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>As we reflect on these \u200bhistorical complexities, we are left with important questions: Will the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-church-group-israel-war-broke-arrives-back-us-god-took-care-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church<\/a> \u200c and Christians, as a whole, respond differently if\u2063 faced with similar challenges today? Will they stand\u200b up \u2064for\u200c their Jewish \u200bbrothers and sisters, even if \u2063it comes at a personal cost?<\/p>\n<p>The cardinal&#8217;s commitment,\u200d following the example of Christ&#8217;s willingness to lay down his life, offers a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n<p>It reminds us\u2064 that, in the\u200b face of adversity and testing\u200c times,\u200b there \u2062is an opportunity for selfless \u2064love to overcome hate.<\/p>\n<p>The world \u200dwaits to see if the church and its \u200dfollowers will\u200c rise\u200b to the occasion when called upon to make such sacrifices\u2062 in the name of peace and humanity.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they can to put The\u200c Western Journal\u2062 out of business. Our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">faithful subscribers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2063have kept us going.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If \u2064you&#8217;ve\u2063 never \u200dchosen to subscribe, let \u200cme be\u200d honest:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need\u2063 your help today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><strong>Subscribe right now<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  &#8211; The Western Journal stands for truth in \u2063this difficult\u200c time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please stand with\u2064 us \u200cby subscribing today.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of \u200cThe\u200c Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post \u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/church-official-jerusalem-offers-exchange-child-hostages-held-hamas\/\">Church \u200bOfficial in Jerusalem Offers to Exchange Himself for Child Hostages Held by\u200c Hamas<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Dangerous and volatile world, there are \u2064still individuals who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the \u2062greater good, just as Jesus did on the\u200d cross.<\/p>\n<p>The cardinal&#8217;s offer to exchange himself for the child \u200chostages held by Hamas is a profound act \u200cof love \u200dand \u2062selflessness. It reflects the verse \u200dfrom John \u200c15:13, \u200dwhich\u2062 states that there is no greater love than laying down one&#8217;s life for their friends. In this case, \u200bthe cardinal is \u200dwilling to give \u200dup his own life to ensure the freedom and safety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-protesters-harass-young-cheerleaders-over-their-white-privilege-organizer-stands-by-actions\/\" title=\"BLM Protesters Harass Young Cheerleaders Over Their \u2018White Privilege,\u2019 Organizer Stands By Actions\">innocent children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While it is unlikely \u2062that Hamas\u200d will accept his offer, the cardinal&#8217;s willingness to do whatever it\u2063 takes \u200ddemonstrates the stark \u200ccontrast between a faith rooted in love and those who manipulate religion to \u200cjustify violence. It highlights the stark\u200d difference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Holy Land&#8217;s representative for Pope Francis, expressed his willingness to trade himself for the Gaza hostages during a video conference interview. 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