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Thursday, March 03, 2011

Finally Doing Something Right
I'm not a huge fan of Pope Benedict. He's said and done a lot of sketchy stuff in the past, and he's way more conservative than both of his predecessors. But recently he has written and made public his theological exoneration of the Jews for the death of Jesus.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030202000.html

Non-Catholics, especially atheists, may find the whole thing somewhat comical and meaningless, but it's huge. The number of Catholics in the world, the number of countries that follow Catholicism as de facto state religion... it matters. And Bendict's status as a theologian, steeped in study of Scripture, adds weight to his assertions throughout all of Christianity. Jewish leaders are hailing the statements as incredibly important in combating antisemitism worldwide.

So finally, Benedict comes through. He's got a long way to go to even come close to his predecessor, but he's also got a lot more problems (some of his own design during his tenure as John Paul II's right-hand-man) to deal with. Hopefully, before his term is up, he'll make more positive steps like this one.

so sez Matt Duncan at 3:27 AM [edit]
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