Pope Francis -- Into an ice age: 1. “fuels an already out of control global antisemitism” 2. “Inappropriate comments while antisemitism runs rampant in Europe” and around the world
Other scholars are far more critical in their reaction to the Pope’s comments
Rabbi Eugene Korn, former academic director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel, posited,
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“I am convinced that Francis does not understand the implications of what he says”
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“He is, after all, a pastor and not a theologian and surely his advanced age of 88 years influences his statements”
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem declined to comment for the article
