Gaza: A collective of Christians denounces an “overwhelming silence” in France

A collective of Christian personalities published a platform on Monday in The cross To denounce the silence of many French Christians and political leaders in the face of the massacres in Gaza, calling for France to “find its soul”. The signatories – academics, elected officials, religious or former senior officials – are alarmed by persistent inaction in the face of a tragedy “followed live” for twenty months. “This is the first time that we can attend, in real time, the planned extinction of a people,” they write.

They point to the contrast between popular emotion and “guilty passivity” of decision -makers, in particular in political circles supposed to carry a heritage of solidarity towards Eastern Christians and oppressed peoples. But it is above all the silence of “so many Christians” that the text deems unbearable. “The Gospel cannot be indifferent to the suffering inflicted on the earth where Christ experienced”underline the authors.

The authors believe that this silence is equivalent to a form of complicity. They are concerned about the loss of moral bearings of a France which, according to them, betrays its historic mission of defense of law and justice in the Middle East. “A France that is silent loses its soul,” they say. In a direct call, they urge the country to regain its independent voice which was its own in the time of General de Gaulle. “France, wake up!” Come back to your vocation! “, They conclude, calling for political and spiritual mobilization in the face of horror. The signatories also alert to the internal consequences of this inaction. According to them, the despair caused by the drama Gazaoui nourishes a deep feeling of injustice in many French people, especially among those of Muslim culture or faith, risking further weakening national cohesion.

This call, carried by Christian voices, deserves to be greeted. He recalls that faith in God, when it is sincere, cannot be indifferent to human suffering, whatever the origin or religion of the victims. In this, solidarity goes beyond borders, affiliations, and asserts itself as a spiritual duty as much as a citizen.