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{weblog_name} - Pope’s Odd Apology To Jews
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Pope Benedict XVI issued a strange apology yesterday in which he admitted to having mishandled the noxious affair regarding the rehabilitation of a Holocaust-denying bishop. (For his full letter: CLICK HERE He in no way said that he would reconsider putting the ban back on at least that one individual. Basically, the pontiff acknowledge that what was intended to be a reconciliation to a renegade sect of the Catholic Church – unity being a key focus of his papacy – backfired because it aroused the intense ire of Jews and a number of Catholics who, go figure, were upset that a Holocaust denier who is very public with his views was being welcomed back into the fold. Now some Catholic friends have urged me to acknowledge and recognize that the rescinding of this excommunication did not mean that Bishop… read more

Hmm. Link I left didn’t work, so I will try one more time

Hi
I played about with the link URI and found it. I also put the original German text into Google and you can see the translation here

hotpixel.posterous.com/google-translation-of-the-popes-apology-regar

David

Hi,

The link to the Pope’s full letter is a dead link. Are you able to correct it?

D