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JERUSALEM
The decision by Israeli police to prevent Cardinal Pizzaballa and the Custos of the Holy Land from entering the Holy Sepulchre has been called a:
'manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure'
The criticism was made in a joint statement
The statement also clarifies, contrary to anti Catholic propaganda being spread about the incident, that it was compliant with safety protocols in place:
'The Heads of the Churches have acted with full responsibility and, since the outset of the war, have complied with all imposed restrictions: public gatherings were cancelled, attendance was prohibited, and arrangements were made to broadcast the celebrations to hundreds of millions of faithful worldwide, who, during these days of Easter, turn their eyes to Jerusalem and to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre'