I Won't Greet The Pope Till He Returns Jewish Treasure

Who said anything about "a weekend"? Yes, it will take time (and I think I have a feeling for "Italian organization" since I was born and lived for 22 years in Spain). But it's been centuries! All the Pope would have to say in his trip to Israel is that a committee of Catholics and Jews is going to be appointed to search for any possible Temple vessels, menorah... He could remind people of the centuries that have passed, the different invasions... and finish saying that if anything belonging to the Second Temple is found, it will be returned to Israel.

Of course he would be expected to follow up with his promise.

I have often been laughed at for signing on-line petitions, writing letters to the editor... They always ask me what is “little me” able to accomplish? It’s a long story, I don’t always feel like writing a book, but the summary is that when I stand in front of my Lord, He will not ask me “why didn’t you say something about ...?” I think Councilman King is doing the same thing, standing up for what he believes to be right, regardless of how much he can be expected to accomplish all by himself.

I wasn’t thinking of the actual sacking of the temple, but the treasures gained through so many centuries of sacking by the church and it’s military operations and organizations.

Today the denomination’s military force is too small for conquest and looting.

Maybe the Vatican is worried about Jerusalem being taken by radical Islam, in which case NONE of the treasures would ever be seen again. They’d be destroyed as were the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan, because they were the work of infidels!

I'm sure the Pope would be glad to meet Councilman King, but I doubt he knows who he is.

The Vatican certainly holds Jewish artifacts it would be nice to have access to, whether the spoils of Jerusalem might be questionable.

The Councilman is correct they were displayed at the Temple of Peace. Common sense, the Temple of Peace was built to house the booty, of course it was there. Built by Vespasian, who was not a Pope. It was a pagan Temple. Don't know if it had a basement, probably not.

Near the end of the 2nd century it burned down. Burning down means the inside, not the marble walls. Some of which still stand. It was Rome's art museum, in a sense. Given the fact the Constantine ruled in the early 4th century, and began construction of the old St. Peters, if the booty survived the fire and was credibly seen in the 5th century, imo the implication would be that it was viewed as a Roman artifact, not Christian.

That's not to say the loot couldn't have ended up at the Vatican, Presuming the Vandals didn't value gold, or missed the loot of Jerusalem while sacking Rome

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