The Jerusalem Post is reporting the Pope walked out of a verbal attack launched by Shaikh Tayseer Rajab Tamini. Tamini took the podium after Benedict had spoken, and then went in to a vicious,hate-filled attack against Israel. The Pope exited soon after Tamini made his speech, not even waiting for the inter-religious dialog to officially end.
The Pope has made it his mission to be of help in bringing peace to the Middle-East peace, but instead was forced to have the Vatican gives this press-release: "We hope that such an incident will not damage the mission of the Holy Father aiming at promoting peace and inter-religious dialog, as he has clearly affirmed in many occasions in this pilgrimage," Father Lombardi added.
"We hope also that inter-religious dialog in the holy land will not be damaged by this incident," the message concluded.
Earlier in the day, when the Pope arrived in Israel, he vowed to fight the rising tide of anti-Semitism. These are the words he used while addressing the Israelis:
"Tragically, the Jewish people have experienced the terrible consequences of ideologies that deny the fundamental dignity of every human person," he said. "It is right and fitting that, during my stay in Israel, I will have the opportunity to honor the memory of the six million Jewish victims of the Shoah, and to pray that humanity will never again witness a crime of such magnitude."
"Sadly, anti-Semitism continues to rear its ugly head in many parts of the world. This is totally unacceptable," the popecontinued. "Every effort must be made to combat anti-Semitism wherever it is found, and to promote respect and esteem for the members of every people, tribe, language and nation across the globe."
The Pope has taken on an ambitious mission with everyone hanging on every word he uses. The Pope has been involved in controversy with Jews and Islamists over unintentional interpretation of his past remarks. The most important need was to address the Holocaust and its victims since we are in a period of time where many are trying to say that the Holocaust did not take place, and as certain nations call for the destruction of Israel.
The Pope needs to make progress in relations with Israel and the Catholic Church. So many questions remain to this day concerning Pope Pius XII and his degree of help in aiding Jews during World War II.
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