“You know this award to our beloved Rabbi Schneier comes from Pope Francis,” Cardinal Dolan said before pinning a Knight’s Cross on the rabbi. “It’s Pope Francis’s very touching, very tender way of confirming him in the good works that he’s done on behalf of religious freedom...”
Yes, his very tender and touching way of confirming him in an error formally condemned by the Catholic Church. Bravo.
"Beloved?" "Touching?" "Tender?" Fitting words for the first Archbishop of NY to participate in the "Wearin' o' the Lavender" on St. Patrick's Day.
Several religious leaders and officials also attended the ceremony, including Archbishop Demetrios, the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians of America; Archbishop Khajag Barsamian of the Armenian Church of America...
Let that silence those who've ever entertained the fancy that the eastern schismatics are somehow untainted by Modernism and religious indifferentism. They're smells and bells and very little else.
Respect between Catholics and Jєωs has increased in the 50 years since the Second Vatican Council. Rabbi Schneier called the docuмent that reoriented the Catholic approach to Jєωs — “Nostra Aetate” (“In Our Age”) — “a turning point in Catholic-Jєωιѕн relations.”
"Respect between?" That implies it's a two-way street, doesn't it? Odd, because from where I stand, all I've seen is all manner of honors and laurels and hosannas being heaped upon Jєωs by the putative hierarchy of the Catholic Church, accompanied by a never-ceasing mantra of "Mea Culpa" and breast beating for all the evils perpetrated by Catholics upon the helpless, innocent Jєωs who've never done
anything remotely deserving of anyone's acrimony,
ever.Yes, a "reoriented" "turning point" indeed. It really
was time that we "turned away" from the "orientation" of Pope St. Pius X, Pope St. Pius V, Pope Paul IV, Pope Innocent III, St. John Chrysostom, St. John the Apostle, St. Paul, and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, wasn't it?
Rabbi Schneier took note of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. “Sadly,” he said, “the hope for a nєω ωσrℓ∂ σr∂єr of peace has not materialized. We face once again a volatile world in conflict, with radical extremists having hijacked religion to legitimize their barbarism inflicted on religious minorities, particularly Christian minorities.”
He actually said the words "nєω ωσrℓ∂ σr∂єr" at this despicable celebration of religious indifference, held on United Nations property. Wow. Now that's what the good rabbi would no doubt call "chutzpah." How convenient that we Christians and Jєωs have been united by our common enemy - "radical extremists" who have "hijacked religion to legitimize their barbarism" - "
particularly Christian minorities." (Way to give 'em the hard sell, Rab.)
Say, it
has been "particularly Christian minorities," hasn't it? Relatively few Israelis.
Very few Israelis, in fact.... as in "
no Israelis at all."
Odd, isn't it?
Uh-oh, rational thought threatening media-imposed Weltanschauung! Better switch on Fox News! Ah... that's better. ISIS is the enemy! Let's wipe them off the map and clear the way for Project: Greater Israel! Let's build the Third Temple while we're at it. The Jєωs need their
Moschiach, don't they? I'm sure he'll be a lovely fellow! Bring him on!
“I am for gun control, and sword control,” he said. “I’m for peace, not for swords, so what do I do?”
Oh, don't fret Rabbi! Like all traditional Catholic ceremonials - it's meaningless, harmless fun! Besides, you're one of The Chosen! Weapons restrictions don't apply to the blessed, trustworthy likes of you!
Besides, Cardinal Dolan is all for gun control too! All the
Conciliarists er,
Catholics are! What better way to help that "nєω ωσrℓ∂ σr∂єr of peace" "materialize" with minimum friction?