Pope rewrites prayer following Jewish protest: JP 2.03.08 February 3, 2008
Posted by geoconger in Hymnody/Liturgy, Jerusalem Post, Judaism, Roman Catholic Church.trackback
Jewish leaders have welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to reformulate the Catholic Church’s traditional Good Friday prayers.
The removal of references to the “darkness” and “blindness” of the Jews for their refusal to recognize Jesus as the messiah was a sign the pope was “deeply committed to advancing the relationship with the Jewish Community,” Rabbi David Rosen, chairman of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, told The Jerusalem Post.
The new text will drop all reference to the “blindness” of the Jews, Milan’s Il Giornale newspaper reported on January 18. The pope has prepared a draft version of the new prayer, which will be released in time for Holy Week celebrations in March, the report said.
Read it all in The Jerusalem Post.
what is he going to use instead of those words? is that going to change the meaning of the bible? i think many people are not going to be happy with does remarks.