Thomas Esper

Evangelical Catholic, Progressive Conservative, Classical Liberal.

[Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives @dom_lucre]

🔥🚨BREAKING: This Nigerian man uploaded this emotional footage as he was surrounded by bodies of Christians who had been slain by Islamic terrorists. “There are dead bodies littered everywhere on the road.”

[TheShrineofStJude @stjudesf]

We rejoice in announcing these 3 men have been approved for Solemn Vows (for life) this May 4th! Your prayerful support has made this joyous day possible, and we are eternally grateful.

Please RSVP if you would like to join us in this beautiful Mass.

https://t.co/zgWg2jmS8c

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has released a statement saying the issue has been resolved with the Israeli police.

“We extent express our sincere gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel.”

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: Nigerians protest in Plateau State after Islamists murder Christians on Palm Sunday.

[Thomas Esper @t_esper]

@GaryGol88424403 @GoldenAgeTimes2 Nice one!

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: The Israeli Police and Latin Catholic Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa have met and established a mutual framework for upcoming Easter ceremonies.

Glad this was resolved quickly.

[Thomas Esper @t_esper]

@netanyahu is widely respected in the US for his intelligence, religious sensitivity and magnanimity. Those who assume that the appropriate assertion of Catholic rights in the Holy places entails hostility toward the Jewish people, the State of Israel or the PM do so in error.

[Disclose.tv @disclosetv]

NOW - Netanyahu: "Our goal is to protect Christians. Our goal is to protect worshipers of every faith. Our policy has been absolutely pro-Christian!"

[fr. Olivier Poquillon OP @OPoquillon]

Communiqué commun du @LPJerusalem et de la @custodiaTS sur l’accès au Saint sépulcre. 👇

[Armin Laschet @ArminLaschet]

Danke für die gute und schnelle Reaktion: Der israelische Premierminister hat angeordnet, dass die zuständigen Stellen Kardinal Pizzaballa unverzüglich wieder den Zugang zur Grabeskirche ermöglichen sollen. Der Premierminister 🇮🇱 ist offenkundig klüger als manche angeblichen „Israel-Freunde“, die hier mit Halbwissen und Pöbeleien auf meinen Post reagiert haben. Danke auch für alle guten Gespräche gestern mit der israelischen Regierung und guten Freunden in der jüdischen Gemeinschaft, die wissen, wie wichtig für Christen die Kar- und Ostertage sind.

[Yarden James Zelivansky @YardenJZ]

בעברית!

[יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog @Isaac_Herzog]

אני מברך על ההבנות שהושגו הבוקר בין מפקדי משטרת ישראל לבין הפטריארך הלטיני בירושלים, הקרדינל פיירבטיסטה פיצבאלה, במהלך פגישתם יחד עם נציג מטעם בית הנשיא, להסדרת ההיערכות לתפילות חג הפסחא בעיר העתיקה בירושלים.

אני שב ומדגיש את מחויבותה הבלתי מתפשרת של מדינת ישראל לחופש הפולחן עבור בני כל הדתות, ואת החשיבות שבשמירה על הסטטוס קוו באתרים הקדושים בירושלים.

בשם מדינת ישראל, אני מבקש לרגל חג הפסחא הקרב לשלוח את ברכותיי החמות לפטריארך הלטיני ולאחיותיי ואחיי הנוצרים בארץ הקודש, ולכל חברינו הנוצרים במזרח התיכון ורחבי העולם.

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

The Middle East is full of Christians who knowingly put themselves at risk to go to church. The right to do so ought to be fundamental.

Restricting freedom of worship on health and safety grounds is a bizarre decision for Israel: good to see them backtracking now.

[Mayra Flores @MayraFlores4TX]

It’s a fact, not my opinion. I reviewed the census data and birth rates. I want Texas to stay red—don’t you? I have been watching Spanish media, and our side has absolutely no one pushing back against the lies and misinformation being spread. Whether you like it or not, they will be voting in November. Why not have someone speak directly to the Hispanic community and educate them on what’s happening and encourage their continued support? This is about winning in November and in future elections.

[Ambassador Mike Huckabee @GovMikeHuckabee]

Great message from @IsraelPresident @Isaac_Herzog abt violence in Judea/Samaria. Attributed to "settlers" but these criminal acts are NOT by settlers. They're UNSETTLERS. I know many settlers-good, decent ppl. Those who steal, vandalize, & injure others are terrorists.

[Roberto Carlés @robertinocarles]

En ningún momento niega lo que efectivamente sucedió, esto es, que la policía les impidió el ingreso al templo a pesar de lo que se había acordado. Pizzaballa simplemente intenta bajar el tono después del llamado del presidente de Israel, apostando una vez más al diálogo.

[Jason Ian Poblete @JasonPoblete]

Whatever the security rationale, preventing in any way Cardinal Pizzaballa from celebrating Mass at the Holy Sepulchre on #PalmSunday sends exactly the wrong signal — to Christian allies, to the watching world, and to those who have spent years defending Israel in Washington.

Cardinal Pizzaballa has been a voice of pastoral courage throughout this conflict. He, all Catholics, and other Christians in the Holy Land deserved better today, and for all of Holy Week. Israel, you're burning through a lot of political capital from friends in Washington, DC, and the US.

@SecRubio @DeputySecState @YleemPoblete
@GovMikeHuckabee @USAmbIsrael @IsraelinUSA @IsraelMFA @yechielleiter @LPJerusalem @orderofmalta @USinHolySee

[Uriel Romano @urielromano]

Que ridículos quedan algunos por acá que en su afán (con buena voluntad sin dudas) de defender la causa de Israel apoyando cualquier medida/disposición con obstinación y sin un gramo de reflexión cuando el propio primer ministro reconoce de forma pública el error político cometido.

[𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕥 𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟 @ElliotMalin]

Right but Palm Sunday is over in Israel. It’s Monday in Israel, and this is being posted just after midnight.

The damage is done and could’ve been prevented.

[Declan Ganley @declanganley]

Meloni gives voice to all of Christendom here.
How long does Israel expect its purely secular friends in the West to be reliably friendly?
Israel needs to very clearly support and enable established Christian practices and traditions. Repression of them is utterly unacceptable.

[Armin Laschet @ArminLaschet]

Entgegen einer jahrhundertealten Praxis hat die israelische Polizei heute am Palmsonntag dem Patriarchen von Jerusalem, Pierbattista Kardinal Pizzaballa @LPJerusalem 🇻🇦 den Zutritt zur Grabeskirche verweigert. Wir stehen bei jeder Bedrohung seines Existenzrechts 🇮🇱 bei, aber dem Kardinal den Zugang zur heiligsten Stätte der Christenheit zu verweigern, ist inakzeptabel. Dies ist reine Schikane ohne jedes Gespür und ohne jeden Verstand.