uh, this wasn’t a “talk”; it was a ceremony.
I concur that a joint “service” COULD be problematical..
but I have attended several which were not any problem at all.
It all depends on how they are conducted, what is said of course.
There is SO much overlap (for obvious reasons) between Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism.... especially in that much of the scriptures are shared..... that it is not really very difficult to conduct a shared service which does not undermine Catholic faith.
I have to assume that the local Bishop and priests down there did a competent job of conducting or preparing this event or service in the Cathedral. If that’s wrong, then I would have to stand corrected, but just holding a shared service or event in a Cathedral would certainly not be grounds for somebody to protest or disrupt it, presuming there were no preachings against the Catholic faith, etc.
I gathered from the article (and this could be a misunderstanding) that the protests were against the mere holding of a shared service or event, and not against any particular violation of faith or creed in the course.
Again, there could possibly have been something wrong happen, I just didn’t pick up on that
ps: for instance, the quotation of the protestor was something against a rabbi presiding or praying in the cathedral. As long as the rabbi did not preach against the Church, and there is NO reason to suppose that he did anything like that, none at all...........then what’s the beef? Jesus was recognized as a Jewish teacher or rabbi, as Scripture makes abundantly clear (St. Peter addressed Jesus as rabbi, Mark 9:5; Nicodemus did likewise, John 3:2, etc.), and Jesus’ entire method or style of teaching was fully consistent with the other rabbis (his methods of discourse, debate, example, parable, etc.)
We can only assume that this protestor would have make a ruckus if Jesus had appeared and participated in this Cathedral prayer or event.
Methinks the protestor should pray on it awhile.
I, for one, pray he can discover a truer faith as God has provided it for us.
Argentine Catholic organizations wondered how it was possible that a Jewish organization, also a lodge, might hold a memorial service in the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The Archdiocese might have helped out differently because of space problems. But why was a liturgical space was made available in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament of Christ Himself? As Cardinal Bergoglio was keynote speaker at the event, it is clear who made the misappropriation, Pagina Catolica even speaks of the possible "desecration" of the Cathedral. In fact, with the "memorial liturgy" a kind of worship was celebrated. Since the event has been running for several years, there are already rehearsed rites similar acts. Before the altar there sat several representatives of Christian denominations (Lutheran, Prebyterianer, Methodist) next to the Cardinal. The official program book with the symbol of B'nai B'rith and the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires is called an "Inter-religious Liturgy." Six candles symbolize in this Holocaust memorial ritual each of the six million Jewish victims. Rabbi Alejandro Avruj lit each candle along with the representative of a Christian denomination or a Jewish organization. The last of the six candles he lit together with Cardinal Bergoglio.
B’nai B’rith “Memorial Liturgy” in the Cathedral of Buenos Aires With Cardinal Bergoglio