Pope Francis Discusses Jerusalem’s Future With King Abdullah II of Jordan

Pope Francis received King Abdullah ii of Jordan at the Vatican on May 2 to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and the future of Jerusalem.

The Vatican has not commented on the 20-minute meeting, but Jordan’s government says the king emphasized the need to put an end to the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and “the violence of the Israeli settlers against the Palestinians.” Abdullah also called for the creation of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The king promised Christian holy sites would be protected under a Palestinian administration.

Unlikely allies: Francis is the leader of the world’s largest Christian church, while Abdullah is a 43rd-generation descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. Yet despite their differences, both men are enemies of Israel (which they say should be carved into a Jewish and Arab state).

Abdullah promised that Jerusalem’s Christian holy sites would be protected in order to win Catholic support for the division of Jerusalem into eastern and western halves. Yet the Vatican’s plan is for an internationally guaranteed statute on Jerusalem to ensure “the equal rights and duties of the faithful of the three monotheistic religions.”

Last crusade: Even though Francis presents himself as a peacemaker, the Bible reveals that a Catholic-dominated Holy Roman Empire has its own plans to dominate Jerusalem.

Learn more: Read “The Last Crusade,” by Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry.