Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, said he believes calls for a two-state solution after Hamas terrorist attacks are “simply unrealistic,” as is the possibility of “dialogue between Israel and Hamas militia.”

The comments to The Daily Wire come after the Vatican’s Vatican’s Secretary of State called for peace through dialogue between the two sides. Pizzaballa has just returned to Jerusalem on an emergency trip after participating in the ongoing Synod of Bishops in Rome, and says talk of peace dialogues must come after Israel strikes back against Hamas terrorists.

“Right now, to talk about ‘dialogue’ in this moment is something not realistic, not concrete or practical. We have to stop the violence, the war, and then see what we can do, after the ruins of this war are in front of us,” Pizzaballa said.

A newly elevated Cardinal, Pizzaballa finds himself at the center of diplomacy and on the front lines representing the Holy See as one of leaders of the world’s three major religions. At age 58, the Cardinal now faces similar crises that echo the history of his predecessors in Jerusalem — from its first Bishop, St James the Lesser, Apostle of Jesus to when the Latin Patriarchate was established with the end of the First Crusade in 1099 AD.

[Watch Francis’ head explode. ~ Beege]