The attached Guidelines, requested of me by the Commission for Unity and Dialogue, point to ways in which members of the Church of Ireland visiting The Holy Land, either on organized tours or in an individual capacity, may enrich their own experience and also show support for fellow–Christians living there. They are based on leading two Groups in quick succession and having two further Diocesan Pilgrimages planned.
The Right Reverend Dr Michael Jackson, Bishop of Clogher 2009
NOTE: Over the last fifty years the Christian percentage of the population has dropped from c.25% to c.2%. Christians find the Holy Land a very ‘cold climate’ today.