Friday, October 22, 2004
Rome and the Rabbi
Here's what the Chief Rabbi of Rome didn't like about the Catholic Church.
To illustrate his point, the rabbi pointed to steps taken by the Catholic Church that were unwelcome to Jews: the canonization of Edith Stein, a famous Jewish convert and martyr at Auschwitz; the cause for the beatification of Eugenio Zolli, the former chief rabbi of Rome who converted to Catholicism under the influence of Pope Pius XII; the enthusiasm among Vatican officials for Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ . De Segni argued that the Catholic Church should make strong statements disavowing any effort to convert Jews.
Response:
Jesus came, if memory serves, to the Children of Israel. That means that the mission of the Catholic Church to the Jewish people is, if anything, more superimportant than anything else going on (I know this is theologically wrong but I'm using that hyperbole thing to make a point please don't report me). Basically, he's upset that the Church still holds to the Gospel. Oy.
Of course, this whole thing could be all wrong. I guess it's all media after all.
To illustrate his point, the rabbi pointed to steps taken by the Catholic Church that were unwelcome to Jews: the canonization of Edith Stein, a famous Jewish convert and martyr at Auschwitz; the cause for the beatification of Eugenio Zolli, the former chief rabbi of Rome who converted to Catholicism under the influence of Pope Pius XII; the enthusiasm among Vatican officials for Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ . De Segni argued that the Catholic Church should make strong statements disavowing any effort to convert Jews.
Response:
Jesus came, if memory serves, to the Children of Israel. That means that the mission of the Catholic Church to the Jewish people is, if anything, more superimportant than anything else going on (I know this is theologically wrong but I'm using that hyperbole thing to make a point please don't report me). Basically, he's upset that the Church still holds to the Gospel. Oy.
Of course, this whole thing could be all wrong. I guess it's all media after all.
