Re: Call for Jews to stop calling Jesus a bastard
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Originally Posted by Errigal
I read his statement a little differently. He is being too clever but I think what he is saying to the Jewish community is that if they think they can demand changes in Catholic liturgy then the Catholics can demand the same from them. In other words, back off unless you want the Catholic Church to start getting into your internal Jewish affairs.
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Yes, I suspected it might actually be a clever dig.
Most people probably are not aware at how Judaism traditionally views Christianity. Now, more people do. What lends some credence to this theory is that the prayers for the conversion of the Jews were largely done away with in the Novus Ordo after Vatican II anyway. So he's basically saying we'll do away with something which we already more or less have done anyway, and then gets across the point that Jews have a decidedly intolerant tradition themselves.
Then again, we are discussing the notorious American clergy... 
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