More Nonsense- Israel's chief rabbinate severed ties with the Vatican (Updated With Good News)

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Whispers has the story at The Rabbis Are Out . Father Z has some comments I pretty much agree with at Israel's chief rabbinate severs ties with Vatican

In of Father Z comment's he states in reference to some remarks:

How about the benefit of the doubt once in a while, relaxing the suspicion that the Vatican or Pope are just looking for way to hurt or insult Jews?

This is becoming a tiresome pattern. Many Jews in Italy are upset about the Pope over something else that despite reading the reports I can't figure out what the problem is.

It seems in this now what is going on to be the fourth decade of outstanding reaching out to Jews it seems more times than not we are getting our hand slapped in a public fashion.I do no think this is the attitude of the average Jew though just some of the leadership

I suppose it was not to be meant to be easy. Pray for Pope Benedict

Update Good News here see Jerusalem Rabbinate backing off threat to sever ties to Holy See