Cardinal Pizzaballa Reduces Christ’s Baptism to a Diplomatic Spectacle of Interreligious Dialogue
EWTN News reports that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaking at a gathering hosted by King Abdullah II of Jordan at the baptism site of Jesus Christ (Bethany Beyond the Jordan), called for the site to remain “a living place of encounter with God” and welcomed the Jordanian government’s initiative to commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s baptism in 2030. Pizzaballa praised the king’s leadership as “a living example of how faith can become a bridge between peoples and a foundation for peace in the world,” while Church leaders described the jubilee as “a historic opportunity to strengthen Christian unity and renew the meaning of pilgrimage.” The entire event, framed in the language of UNESCO heritage, interreligious reconciliation, and global spiritual tourism, is a textbook example of how the conciliar sect has emptied the supernatural reality of the Faith and replaced it with naturalistic humanism dressed in liturgical vestments.




