tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post2390063208060961211..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Reuters: Pope Benedict XVI Refuses Chancellor Merkel's Demand that he clearly reject Holocaust DenialTzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-71000189834162396442009-02-04T06:52:00.000-05:002009-02-04T06:52:00.000-05:00At Huff Post, Victor Simpson reminds us:The first ...At Huff Post, Victor Simpson reminds us:<BR/>The first blow up of Benedict's papacy came in 2006 when the pope's remarks on Islam and holy war in a speech in his native Germany angered much of the Muslim world, leading him to backtrack and declare himself "deeply sorry."<BR/><BR/>"I think this pope consults very little," said Marco Politi, a biographer of Pope John Paul II. "In three years he has succeeded in creating strains with two of the world's leading religions. It raises the question about the governance of the universal church."Tzvee Zahavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-40343389260726663392009-02-04T06:01:00.000-05:002009-02-04T06:01:00.000-05:00According to CNN, the Pope has clearly affirmed th...According to CNN, the Pope has clearly affirmed the existence of the Holocause. In his book <EM>Jesus</EM>, which is brilliant, he has a very sensitive relationship to Judasiam, including a respectful dialogue with Neusner. As for serving in the Hitler Youth and the Army, there was no choice then. Hitler Youth moved its meetings to Sunday mornings to openly compete with Church, and they would kidnap and beat youth who chose to go to church instead. And as for the army, some of the most vocal critics of Hitler, including members of the White Rose, still went and fought on the front. They had no choice. Reality is far more complex.Phil Sumpterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491514886782881340noreply@blogger.com