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To: PapaBear3625
Note the article: "Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, named by Pope Benedict to represent the Vatican in the Jewish State".

"Patriarch" is not a Catholic title. It is an Orthodox title. This guy is not Catholic. He just has the job of relaying Vatican concerns to Israel. I think he will shortly no longer have the job.

The Pope is Patriarch of the West. And there is indeed a Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (just as there is a Greek Orthodox and Armenian patriarchate there). Michel Sabbah was the first Arab to fill this position.

Arab chr*stians (and other Middle Eastern chr*stians) are rabidly, fanatically anti-Israel. The only people who don't get this are secular Zionists and American Judaeo-chr*stians.

The historical chr*stian churches have always believed they are the "new Israel" and that the Jews no longer play any special role whatsoever (except perhaps as the "enemies of G-d").

32 posted on 03/21/2012 8:54:27 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Ki-hagoy vehamamlakhah 'asher lo'-ya`avdukh yove'du; vehagoyim charov yecheravu!)
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To: Zionist Conspirator; PapaBear3625
that the Jews no longer play any special role whatsoever

False statement.. the Church does not believe that.. perhaps some non-Catholic fundamentalists in the US may have believed that

43 posted on 03/21/2012 11:33:39 AM PDT by Cronos (Party like it's 12 20, 2012)
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