Her priest is Father Benedict DeLeon who, according to
this article, "spent time in Israel working as an anthropologist and living in a Palestinian community" and is quoted as saying
"I think the question we have to ask--but have not at the highest levels--is, 'Why are they so angry with us?". Moreover, he seems to be an expert on arms and munitions because he also said
"Considering it took Iraq three years to shoot down one of our unmanned planes, I hardly think they have the capability to threaten us."