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Bush visits site of Jesus' birth: "It's a moving moment for me"

U.S. President George W. Bush visited the site of Jesus' birth today while on his visit to the Middle East, reports John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews.com. "It's been a - it's been a moving moment for me and the delegation to be here at the Church of the Nativity," said the President in comments after the tour. "For those of us who practice the Christian faith, there's really no more holy site than the place where our Savior was born."

The cave, which was attested to be the site of the birthplace of Christ as early as 100AD, is now inside the Church of the Nativity. A Church was first built on the premises in the fourth century by Saint Helena, the Mother of Emperor Constatine. The current Church is jointly administered by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic churches.

Bush thanked the church authorities for allowing his visit. "I also thank very much the three different churches for welcoming me here." The President added: "It's a fascinating history in this church, so not only was my soul uplifted, my knowledge of history was enriched."

The President is on a peace promoting mission in the region and will speak to local leaders in Israel, the West Bank, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, from January 8-16, 2008.

The President said that he took inspiration from Christ's birthplace. "Some day I hope that as a result of a formation of a Palestinian state there won't be walls and checkpoints, that people will be able to move freely in a democratic state," he said. "That's the vision, greatly inspired by my belief that there is an Almighty, and a gift of that Almighty to each man, woman and child on the face of the Earth is freedom. And I felt it strongly here today."

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[01/11/2008]

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