"The Archdiocese of San Antonio has distanced itself from statements made on twitter.com by Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller about the conflict in the Middle East."
"In a series of seven consecutive social media posts on May 7, the archbishop criticized the ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza, begun after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
Some of the posts, which came one day after Yom HaShoah, the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust, were inflammatory or unclear.
In one post, the archbishop called on “Jewish brothers and sisters” to “stop killing Palestinians.”"
"The post drew numerous comments from people criticizing the archbishop for conflating the Israeli government with Jewish people.
In another post, García-Siller asserted that “The Holocaust was already forgotten for Jews and everyone else.”"
Asked to clarify the archbishop’s statements, which some online have interpreted as antisemitic, and asked whether the archbishop’s posts represented the official stance of the archdiocese, a communications official stressed the personal nature of García-Siller’s twitter.com account.
“The account of Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, is his personal account; it is not the official account of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Archbishop Gustavo urges prayers for peace in the Middle East,” Jordan McMorrough, director of communications for the San Antonio archdiocese, told The Pillar Wednesday.:
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/after-jewish-accusations-san-antonio
