Vatican-Israel meeting after five-year delay.Vatican City Vatican City (văt`ĭkən), independent state (2005 est. pop. 900), 108.7 acres (44 hectares), within the city of Rome, Italy, and the residence of the pope, who is its absolute ruler. -- On May 21, representatives of the Vatican and Israel met for the first time after Israel had postponed previously scheduled meetings over a period of five years. The negotiations were about the financial and juridical Pertaining to the administration of justice or to the office of a judge. A juridical act is one that conforms to the laws and the rules of court. A juridical day is one on which the courts are in session. JURIDICAL. status of Catholic institutions in Israel, matters which the Israelis are reluctant to discuss. Since the signing of the original agreement in 1994--which was followed by the Vatican recognizing the state of Israel and establishing diplomatic relations--Vatican officials have asked Israel to: * guarantee Catholic access to juridical due process through the Israeli court system when property disputes arise. Israel's position has been that Church property disputes are matters to be handled by the government, not the courts. * formally extend the exemption from taxation enjoyed by Church properties and institutions before Israeli statehood state·hood n. The status of being a state, especially of the United States, rather than being a territory or dependency. . * return confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. Church properties. The most discussed property has been the site of a church shrine, destroyed in the 1950s, in Caesarea (CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). , May 27, 2007). |
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