The Pope and the Rabbi

«Pope Francis "lives with his mind in heaven and with his feet on Earth," Rabbi Skorka told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday. "And Ratzinger lived totally in heaven."

Abraham Skorka, a prominent Argentine rabbi, has had frank and open conversations with Pope Francis since he was Cardinal Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. Those discussions are the topic of a book written by both, "On Heaven and Earth."

Rabbi Skorka and Cardinal Bergoglio formed their friendship, the rabbi said, over that most beloved of traditions: soccer.»

"The beginning was through jokes," R

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http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/07/pope-francis-lives-with-mind-in-heaven-and-feet-on-earth-says-rabbi-friend/


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