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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Previously on FR religion thread, I posted the following to two FR defenders of the RCC as the only true church. These two posters are still unavailable for comment. Would you please address this?...

Jesus Christ, His step-father Joseph, His mother Mary, all the Disciples including Peter, and virtually ALL of the first members of the Holy Catholic Church who were present on that particular Day of Pentecost (plus most if not all of the 3000 in Jerusalem who were converted and baptised that day)...were Jews.

Why does the RCC, including the Pontiffs in my lifetime, not support Jews and minister directly to Jews instead of to the enemies of Judah and Israel?

Why is support of the Jews not a significant part of RCC Holy Tradition?


1,122 posted on 10/12/2014 1:20:39 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero
Why is support of the Jews not a significant part of RCC Holy Tradition?

If you're speaking about 20th century behavior, I think the Church's main concern has been for the Christians in the Holy Land, although I agree that the popes don't seem to have supported Israel adequately against the Mohammedans. But this is a matter of prudential judgement, not doctrine.

Also, keep in mind that the Church helped save thousands of Jews during WWII. "Hitler's Pope" had such a great role in protecting Jews during the war, that the then Rabbi of Rome converted to Catholicism, and took the pope's name as his baptismal name.

1,128 posted on 10/12/2014 1:55:29 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Resettozero
Why is support of the Jews not a significant part of RCC Holy Tradition?

Especially in light of these FACTS found in Scripture:


 

 

Acts 10:27-29

27 While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people. 28 He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?”

 

Galatians 2:6-8

As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles just as Peter had been to the Jews. For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.

1,286 posted on 10/13/2014 4:34:33 AM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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