Sunday 13 October 2013

Pope Francis and Rabbi Skorka make history in the Vatican

«The rabbi and the pope (Vatican Insider) An Argentinian rabbi came to the Vatican and spent some serious time over Sukkot with his close friend, the pope.»
Pope Francis and Rabbi Skorka make history in the Vatican - Vatican Insider
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/the-vatican/detail/articolo/francesco-francis-francisco-28206/?utm_source=Newsletter+subscribers&utm_campaign=88129c741c-JTA_Daily_Briefing_6_18_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2dce5bc6f8-88129c741c-25326521


Comment:
Maybe the time has come for the New World [North and South America] to begin erasing the stubborn prejudices associated with Europe and the Old World.

Maybe religions can both differ and get along with each other.

Kol Tuv,
RRW

1 comment:

Rabbi Ben Hecht said...

It should perhaps be noted that Rabbi Skorka would be affiliated with the Conservative movement. This may change somewhat our perspective on this matter but it would still seem to be of significance.

Rabbi Ben Hecht