Who was consulted in the drafting of the resolution?
The resolution itself was drafted without the consultation of any major US church or church organization, including the Vatican- appointed Papal Nuncio who’s located here in Washington, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, World Vision, Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) or any of CMEP’s 21 Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant member churches and church-related organizations. What effect would this resolution have on Christians in the Holy Land? The resolution would reinforce a perception that their plight is not understood and that they are not heard. The resolution fails to address major concerns of Christians in the Holy Land that contribute to emigration. The McCaul/Crowley resolution drives a wedge between Christian and Muslim Palestinian communities in a dangerous and provocative way. While it may have been the intent of the drafters to help the local Christians, this resolution in fact puts them in a very precarious situation at a time of already heightened internal Palestinia
