教皇圣保罗二世2000年朝圣时的表达最为贴切，当时他在访问德伊舍难民营时告诉那里的巴勒斯坦人 ， “ 伯利恒的牧师和守护者或许就是你们的祖先和前辈。 ”
Pope John Paul II said it best during his pilgrimage in 2000, when he told Palestinians during a visit to the Dheisheh Refugee Camp that, “Probably the pastors and shepherds of Bethlehem were your predecessors, your ancestors.”