Cyril Salim Bustros, head of the Greek Melkite Church in the United States, said on Saturday that "recourse to theological and biblical positions which use the Word of God to wrongly justify injustices is not acceptable," Press TV reported according to AFP.
Bustros made the remarks during a closing speech at a meeting of the patriarchs and bishops of Catholic institutions in the Middle East.
"On the contrary, recourse to religion must lead every person to see the face of God in others and to treat them according to their God-given prerogatives and God's commandments, namely, according to God's bountiful goodness, mercy, justice and love for us," he added.
The Catholic gathering also evoked several UN Security Council resolutions, which demanded that Tel Aviv pull out of the three territories and urged UN action to end the Israeli occupation.