Posted on 09/12/2015 6:39:36 AM PDT by piusv
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin paid a visit to Pope Francis in Rome, accompanied by his personal secretary Rivkah – an Orthodox-Jewish woman. When a person usually greets the pope, they shake his hand and bow down. But when Rivkah’s turn came to greet the pope, she explained to him that for religious reasons she could not shake his hand, nor could she bow down since he was wearing a cross. The pope then covered his cross with his hand, and bowed down to her!
That problem is solved if you bow to no one but Jesus. At His name every knee will bow.
Leadership with principles and manners! Obama needs a few “coaching sessions” with the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
How would a real Catholic pope respond?
Hint: not this way.
He has no standing to cover the cross and bow to a nonChristian on behalf of any church I want him to represent!
What a wanker
Does he have a mommy complex?
Btw he is not a humble man - to cover the cross was an act of personal arrogance
What should he have done? He didn’t tear the cross off and step on it, he took the cross in his hand and held it.
This is not the first time he has hidden his crucifix in front of Jews.
Seriously? You see NOTHING wrong with this? How about not denying our Lord and covering the cross and not bowing? That would actually send the message to the Jew that he will not capitulate his faith for her false Christ-denying religion.
But you see, that wouldn’t be in keeping with Vatican II false ecumenism, the New “Catholic” Religion.
Nor muslims no doubt
Will he wear his Marxist crucifix to the White House ? Will he cover it in front of the UN?
I’m sorry, I wouldn’t bow either. As an evangelical Christian, I could not bow down to the leader of any church.
When I was younger, I actually wondered more about that. I had a second cousin, who I’d only met once or twice. He was a Catholic bishop who’s name had been kicked around pretty heavily as in contention for the first American pope. I figured if he was, my parents would have dragged me to some ceremony or another and I’d be faced with that problem.
The first Pope Peter also denied the Lord, 3 times
Then wept
Hiding the crucifix is not what the Christian world deserves from a Pope
A few years ago St. Mary’s Church, Minneapolis, I had a group of Buddhist monks visit there and hold a ceremony. Then St. Mary’s covered up all the Christian images for the monk’s visit!
Why is it that the West has become so apologetic for itself?
This is not about the proud and rude Rivkah who was there as a diplomat but would not shake hands
Seriously lady, get a new post or get over yourself
It was about the pope hiding his cross and bowing to her
Abject obeisance, not humility
You know what? My issue isn’t that she didn’t bow. My issue is totally with this so-called Catholic pope.
I’m an American.
I don’t bow to any person on this earth.
Remember the Cross at Georgetown University when “Dear Leader” came by?
Because stupidity like evil succeeds when good people do nothing
Rivkah was stating her faith. The Pope was stating the depth of his, so called.
Why did this broad even show up for an audience with the Pope? What world are we living in now where some idiot shows up at a state event to meet a world leader just to say she can’t shake his hand or give a customary greeting? Why not just skip the meeting entirely?
It appears many have totally missed the point.
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