Author Topic: What did Pope Benedict XVI mean? (Read 1865 times)

twiceborn · « **on:** September 23, 2011, 08:47:21 AM »

From Pope Benedict XVI's address to the representatives of the Jєωιѕн Community in Berlin we find these troubling words:

The message of hope contained in the books of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament has been appropriated and continued in different ways by Jews and Christians. “After centuries of antagonism, we now see it as our task to bring these two ways of rereading the biblical texts – the Christian way and the Jєωιѕн way – into dialogue with one another, if we are to understand God’s will and his word aright” (Jesus of Nazareth. Part Two: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection, pp. 33f.).

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2011, 10:24:38 AM »

Meaningless ecuмenical garbeldy gook.

Gregory I · « **Reply #2 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:19:20 PM »

He meant the Jews do not need Christ, as we understand him. Their vision of a Messiah is a legitimate interpretation.

Just his same old heresy again...

PartyIsOver221 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 23, 2011, 07:42:17 PM »

Anyone else still cringe when they see the title of Holy Father or Pope in front of Benedict XVI?

Everyone mocks the sedes using quotes with anything "Pope" related to these recent antipopes, but I can tolerate that more.

Better yet, not even write their names anywhere or use actual names like Joseph Ratzinger or Karol Wojtyla.

Daegus · « **Reply #4 on:** September 23, 2011, 09:19:18 PM »

What Benedict XVI means is that the "Christian way" and "Jєωιѕн ways" of reading the Bible are valid ways of reading the Bible. A Jew could read the Bible and say that it does not unequivocally point to Christ whereas a Christian could read it and say the opposite and both ways of reading the text would be true. That is what he means.