His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East sent a message of condolence regarding the martyrs of the Al-Karak Church to Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem and All Palestine. His Beatitude stated in the letter:
“With deep sadness and sorrow, I received the news of the painful incident at the Al-Karak Church. We join our prayers to yours and ask Christ the Lord to have mercy on this afflicted East.
On my own behalf and on behalf of the children of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East, both in the homeland and overseas, I extend to You and to our brothers in the Church of Jerusalem our heartfelt condolences, asking the Almighty God to embrace the martyrs of this heinous attack in His mercy, to grant their families His divine comfort, and to bestow healing upon the injured.
Antioch Patriarchate بطريركية أنطاكية وسائر المشرق للروم الأرثوذكس