Years of war, oppression and neglect by their mother churches and clerical leadership have caused a mass exodus of Christians from the Middle East. The numbers tell it all. In the Holy Land, emigration has turned majorities in once distinct Christian enclaves into minorities. In all of Israel, where Christians prospered most, they have dwindled to a mere 130,000, about 2.1% of the population. Only 14,000 Christians remain in Jerusalem. Of close to 70,000 people living in Nazareth, Christians, who until recently constituted a majority, are now only 30% of the population.