Ok, so Pope Benedict ordered changes to a Latin prayer for Jews at Good Friday services by traditionalist Catholics, deleting a reference to their “blindness” over JC, removing a phrase that asked God to “remove the veil from their hearts,” but still hoping Jews will recognize JC. “Let us also pray for the Jews. So [...]
(cross-posted on Elder of Ziyon) BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests attacked each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning on Thursday. The basilica, built over the grotto in Bethlehem where Christians believe Jesus was born, is administered [...]
Wishing all of my Christian readers a.. Merry Christmas! Thanks for supporting this blog and, more importantly, supporting Israel in our fight against those who would very much like to prevent your celebration of this holiday. May G-d bless you and your families.
Just days after a Vatican official came out with an incredibly offensive endorsement of the bogus “palestinian right of return,” we now have to be subjected to more offensiveness from Pope Benedict XVI (aka Joseph Alois Ratzinger, not to be confused with that guy from Cheers). Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized atheism in a major [...]
This headline in today’s Jerusalem Post drew my attention: Vatican official backs right of return My initial reaction? Finally, the Vatican is going to return all of the Jewish artifacts they stole from us! Unfortunately, this is not the right of return to which the Vatican official is referring. A Vatican official said Wednesday that [...]
One year ago, Pope Benedict XVI inflamed the Muslim world by quoting a Byzantine emperor from 1391 as saying: “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” The Muslim reaction was, [...]
Wishing all of my Christian readers a.. Merry Xmas! Here’s hoping your Xmas celebrations have a whole lot more meaning than UNIFIL.
I extend my condolences to all of my Catholic readers on the passing of Pope John Paul II. While I have, at times, criticized the Pope and the Vatican, for their stance on the Middle East conflict, I still believe, as do many others, that this Pope contributed much to bring Jews and Catholics [...]
