Friday, March 21, 2008, 06:54 PM - Medieval History of Europe, Religion, Christianity, Christian faith
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SPIEGEL ONLINE: What is the effect of Benedict's new version of the Latin phrase?
Homolka: He indicates that he believes that the path to salvation, even for Jews, can only go through Jesus, the savior. This opens the floodgates for the conversion of Jews. The Internet is already full of comments by conservative, right-wing Catholics who say: "Wonderful, now we finally have the signal to convert the Jews." This kind of signal has an extremely provocative effect on anti-Semitic groups. The Catholic Church does not have its anti-Semitic tendencies under control.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/wor ... 72,00.html
What kind of leap of faith is required to assume that simply because the Pope, as every reasonable Christian, believes that salvation is only possible through Christ his main motive is to instigate anti-Semitic tendencies?
Here is a much more balanced account of the story. It includes a rabbi's explanation of a daily Jewish prayer for the conversion of "all of the impious of the earth." His main point is just excellent:
These Jewish prayers are the counterparts of the one desired by Benedict XVI, which asks for the salvation of all Israel when time reaches its fullness and all humanity enters into the Church. The prayers of Jewish and Christian proselytism share the same eschatological spirit, and keep the gate of salvation open to all men.
Both the prayer "It is our duty" and the Catholic "Let us pray also for the Jews" are the concrete expression of the logic of monotheism and of its eschatological hope.
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/ar ... 3041?eng=y
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