The Pope and the Rabbi
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Subject: The Pope and the RabbiSeveral centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to convert to Catholicism or leave Italy. There was a huge outcry from the Jewish community, so the Pope offered a deal: he'd have a religious debate with the leader of the Jewish community. If the Jews won, they could stay in Italy; if the Pope won, they'd have to convert or leave.
The Jewish people met and picked an aged and wise rabbi to represent them in the debate. However, as the rabbi spoke no Italian, and the Pope spoke no Yiddish, they agreed that it would be a 'silent' debate.
On the chosen day the Pope and rabbi sat opposite each other. The Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. The rabbi looked back and raised one finger. Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head. The rabbi pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope brought out a communion wafer and a chalice of wine. The rabbi pulled out an apple. With that, the Pope stood up and declared himself beaten and said that the rabbi was too clever. The Jews could stay in Italy.
Later the cardinals met with the Pope and asked him what had happened. The Pope said, 'First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up a single finger to remind me there is still only one God common to both our beliefs. Then, I waved my finger around my head to show him that God was all around us. The rabbi responded by pointing to the ground to show that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us of all our sins, and the rabbi pulled out an apple to remind me of the original sin. He bested me at every move and I could not continue.'
Meanwhile, the Jewish community gathered to ask the rabbi how he'd won. 'I haven't a clue,' said the rabbi. 'First, he told me that we had three days to get out of Italy , so I gave him the finger. Then he tells me that the whole country would be cleared of Jews and I told him that we were staying right here.
'And then what?' asked a woman.'Who knows?' said the rabbi. 'He took out his lunch so I took out mine.'
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Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Pope and the Rabbi ... Thx Lyle S!
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Pope touts "humble" jesus ... Thx Newsmax!
"You are immense, and you made yourself small; you are rich, and you made yourself poor; you are all-powerful, and you made yourself vulnerable," Francis said of Jesus as he delivered his homily in the basilica, packed with faithful.
Francis has dedicated much of his nine-month-old papacy to drawing attention to the plight of the poor, of children, and of other vulnerable members of society.
He noted that the first to receive news of Jesus' birth were shepherds, who in society were considered "among the last, the outcast."
Francis, who turned 77 a week ago, walked briskly up the main aisle of the basilica for the ceremony, which began Tuesday 2 ½ hours before midnight. Keeping with the theme of humility he has set for his new papacy, Francis carried the statue instead of an aide, and kissed a knee of the figure of the newly born Jesus.
The Argentine-born pope has also encouraged his flock to be a joyful church, and he called Jesus "the Light Who brightens the darkness."
In the world's history and our own personal history, Francis said, "there are both bright and dark moments, lights and shadows. " He added that "if our heart is closed, if we are dominated by pride, deceit, self-seeking, then darkness falls within us and around us."
Francis has applied this same vision to the heart of the Vatican's own workings, saying in past remarks that there is no place for personal ambition in the clerical hierarchy. Rather, he has insisted, the Catholic Church must be one of service to those in need.
Earlier, in the Holy Land, thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations, bringing warm holiday cheer to the biblical birthplace of Jesus on a cool, clear night.
The heavy turnout, its highest in years, helped lift spirits in Bethlehem as leaders expressed hope that the coming year would finally bring the Palestinians an independent state of their own.
"The message of Christmas is a message of peace, love, and brotherhood. We have to be brothers with each other," Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, said as he arrived in Bethlehem.
At the Vatican, the basilica ceremony is the pope's only public Mass for Christmas. On Wednesday, Christmas Day, Francis will deliver his Christmas message, meant for the world, from the basilica's central balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Newsmax- New Pope's politics tilt left
An American political figure who has asked not to be identified has known Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio for many years and has met privately with him.
This source predicted to us weeks ago that Bergoglio would succeed Benedict.
Our source described him as a "sweet, humble, and kind man."
He recalled that Bergoglio lived in a simple flat in Buenos Aires and took a subway to his church offices.
As for his poliitics, he is described as "more left than most" in the Church hierarchy, one who has expressed some sympathy for liberation theology and helping the poor — though some of this was voiced privately.
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In recent years, Bergoglio has been a strong opponent of Argentina's Kirchner government, largely because "(President Cristina) Kirchner has been at war with the Church."
Bergoglio also has been animated by the rising Protestant evangelical movements throughout Latin America and has encouraged the Church to focus on tradition while allowing the faithful to express their emotion as well.
Francis already has been described as a compromise choice.
LIGNET, Newsmax's global intelligence and forecasting service, predicted that the Italians who dominate the College of Cardinals would seek to appoint one of their own.
Failing that, LIGNET reported, the Italians would seek the support of Latin Cardinals to appoint one of from their region who was of Italian descent. Bergoglio is the son of Italian immigrants.
Bergoglio was one of two leading Cardinals, including Leonardo Sandri, also of Argentina, who fit the bill for a compromise candidate, as far as the Italians were concerned.
Bergoglio was discounted as a likely choice because of his age, 76. It was believed the conclave would seek a younger, more energetic, "governing" pope.
The selection of Bergoglio suggests that the Cardinals could not quickly select such a reformer.
Bergoglio likely will not be a transformational pope, but one who continues in Benedict's dogmatic footsteps while not radically changing the Curia, the Holy See's administration.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Breaking news on Papal progress Thanks Sarah R and Keith B!
>>>> Breaking news on Papal progress!
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>>>> Obama Wants To Be Next Pope
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>>>> WASHINGTON, DC - Sources close to the White House have learned that Barack Obama is planning to run for the office of Pope when the College of Cardinals convenes to elect a successor to ailing Benedict XVI at the end of this month.
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>>>> Calling on the promise of Equality for All, Obama is said to firmly believe that the time has come for a non-Catholic to occupy the Vatican's highest office.
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>>>> Foreseeing a looming citizenship issue, he states that he has discovered an Italian birth certificate that proves he was born in Rome before he was born in Kenya. "That Hawaiian birth certificate never has been worth what I paid for it anyway," he noted.
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>>>> Continuing, he concluded, "And there's no way that a handful of cardinals could be more expensive to buy than 10 million voters in Michigan."
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>>>> Further questions should be directed to Obama's Papal Campaign Manager, Abdul Azeem Khan.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Malachy prophesied the 268th Poope would reign during the tr=ibulation
Subj: PROPHECY UPDATE: The Pope Resigning February 28th: St Malachy's
Prophecies In Play?
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