St. Catherine's Monastery threatened with conversion to tourism resort

The post presents Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai as the single most significant historical and theological location in the world. It states the monastery has stood for more than fifteen centuries with unceasing prayer. Inside are the actual Burning Bush, the oldest church on the planet, the oldest and most critical library containing scientific and historical documents over 1,000 years old, the oldest and largest collection of ancient iconography, the Well of the Prophet Moses where he met Sarah, the oldest complete Bible in existence (Codex Sinaiticus), and the oldest depiction of Jesus Christ.

The Prophet Muhammad issued a protective edict signed with his handprint. Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have called it home during exile. Countless saints were forged there. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The post warns that a single legal action now threatens its extermination. Some media outlets portray this as a victory for humanity; the author calls it the furthest thing from victory. The monastery has welcomed visitors since the third century; the first written account is by Egeria from Spain in the fourth century, before Emperor Justinian built the outer walls.

Greedy individuals now seek to strip the monastery of rights that have stood for millennia to turn it into a tourism resort. For more than 1,700 years the Sinaitic Fathers have prayed for the world; the author urges readers to take action in whatever way they can. The consequences are described as dire. The post ends with "Lord have mercy."