JTA
Sobel seeks forgiveness in pope's presence
A top Brazilian rabbi charged with shoplifting says he plans to seek God's forgiveness when he meets next month with the pope.
Rabbi Henry Sobel, who has led the Sao Paolo Jewish congregation, told the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper that he still plans on joining other Brazilian religious leaders next month in a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits
"I am not Catholic, so I cannot ask for the pope's forgiveness," Sobel said in remarks translated by the Associated Press in a story Friday. "But I will ask the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and
6 comments:
I say give the man an break no children were harmed and he seems to be sorry about it. Tat is more than we get from our so called religious groups here,
Well, he started out by blaming his shoplifting on his prescription drugs. For being 'crazy' at the time, he sure did maintain high standards for expensive ties.
That doesn't sound different from religious leaders here. It sounds like par for the course among ALL religious leaders everywhere.
I think the rabbi is just stopping by the vatican to give the pope a quickie, and then he's going to look for some good shoplifting opportunities in Rome.
Not being religious, I did not know that a non-Catholic can't be absolved by God via the Pope. So many rules. But I wonder what is a Jew, anyway? First off, there are "secular Jews," non-religious Jews who are part of a monotheistic religion. Then there is the matter of how people from Eastern Europe can somehow have the same tribal name as people from a completely different tribe far away, in the middle East. Why do these people with completely different genealogies, different religious beliefs and different social practices all call themselves "Jews"?
Why do these people with completely different genealogies, different religious beliefs and different social practices all call themselves "Jews"?
They believe it gives them a free pass. So called jews use the anti - you know what label to stifle any debate concerning their evil deeds.
Why do these people with completely different genealogies, different religious beliefs and different social practices all call themselves "Jews"?
That's precisely the problem. Today's Askenazi Jew scholars admit that they are Khazar in origin. Askenaz, by the way, was from Gomer - the founder of the Turkic tribes. Gomer was from Japheth - not Shem. They aren't even Semite.
Yet, today's Jews maintain they are the "Chosen People" by virtue of a carefully-maintained genetic line going back to Jacob/Israel! Today's "Christians" sit at the feet of the rabbi, yearning for "Hebraic" insight into their flawed eschatology.
We're so unbelievably stupid that we have infomercials on our "Christian" media begging for money to give to black, Ethopian "Jews" and clap with glee as the "Manash" Indian Jews "return" to their "homeland."
Post a Comment