Save the Jordan River

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Apostolic Palace
00120 Vatican City

An Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

Your Holiness,

The world's most holy river is under great threat. What was once a crossroads of civilizations and continents where John the Baptist first baptized Jesus Christ and the Israelites crossed into the Holy Land is now a divided river greatly suffering from pollution.

Water from the once-proud Jordan River is being diverted for domestic and agricultural use, leaving the lower part of the river a shriveled stream with little to no fresh water and filled with sewage.

Most Holy Father, as you know, the Jordan River is held in the highest regard by Christians, Jews and Muslims all over the world. Every year thousands of pilgrims visit the river to bathe in its holy waters, water that has been contaminated for years. Those who visit the southern Jordan at sites like Qasar el Yehud risk their own health when entering the water.

Your Holiness, all of the Jordan River's visitors should have the right to be baptized in water that is natural and true. As a world leader and man of great faith, we ask you to help us in our goal to rescue the Jordan River and return it to its biblical beauty.


We have the honor to be, Your Holiness,


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