Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Rome's La Sapienza University's Professor Ana Foa is a leading Jewish Italian intellectual.

Opines on Pope Benedict's coming visit to the Synagogue of Rome.

"There Is A Very Difficult Journey Ahead"



A loose, free - wheeling adaptation of snippets from her original article in the December 2009 edition of Inside The Vatican magazine.


"Before John Paul II visited the Synagogue of Rome, solemnly received by the whole rabbinate on April 13, 1986, Popes did not visit Jews in the synagogue.

"It is true that the Church has never accepted the transformation of synagogues into churches by violent means, yet Vincent Ferrer -- who entered the synagogue in Toledo brandishing the cross and turned it into the Church of Santa Maria La Blanca -- was canonized."


But nowadays, since Pope John Paul II's historic visit...


"If we are able to continue this journey down to the theological origins of the separation between the two worlds [of Jews and Christians], Benedict XVI's visit to the Synagogue of Rome will not only confirm what has been achieved so far, but also start a radical change in Christian - Jewish relations."


Amen to that, sister!

A good read, in a fine magazine -- INSIDE THE VATICAN -- subscribe today! :)

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