Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee will be named a papal Knight Commander for his outstanding contributions to promoting Catholic-Jewish reconciliation. The honor will make Rabbi Rosen the first Israeli and the only Orthodox rabbi to receive the award.As I wrote in the comments: In 2005 we don't need the Catholics nor do we need good relations with them. Thank God (and thank liberalism) they and their kind can no longer hurt us.
So there is absolutely no reason for us to suck up to the Pope. The Catholics have no choices: They can either act like human beings and give us the respect we deserve, or they can revert to type and get slapped down by our real friends: the secular liberals. Checkmate.
Hattip TTC
Foot kisser? This is a reference to Pope Pius IX who had the delightful habit of forcing Jews to kiss his feet when they came calling. Pius IX, who also rebuilt the walls of the Roman ghetto (after liberals tore them down) kidnapped Edgardo Morato, and called Jews "dogs" was beatified by JPII. See if you can figure out why JP II singled out this anti-semite for special honor. I can’t. (Well, actualy I can, but many of you seem unwilling to accept the obvious.)