King’s Vatican visit designed to serve people, unite them — CCSM

AMMAN — Fr. Rif’at Bader, director of the Catholic Centre for Studies and Media (CCSM) in Jordan, on Sunday issued a  statement titled: “This is Why His Majesty King Abdullah II is Heading to the Vatican” in support of the King’s visit to the Holy See on Tuesday where discussions will cover developments related to Jerusalem, after the US decision to recognise the holy city as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy there.

“It is the issue of noble Jerusalem, it is the issue of sanctities, and it is the issue of the Hashemite inheritance of the Hashemite custodianship of the Islamic and Christian holy places. It is the cause of a Palestinian people who have been suffering for decades,” the statement read.

“His Majesty’s impending meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis will be dedicated to a diplomacy that has become the focus of attention and appreciation of the entire world. It is the diplomacy of wisdom and the diplomacy of decision- making designed to serve the people and unite them, rather than undermine the good relations and friendships among the different peoples in this unique region,” the CCSM statement said.