Rabbi rips Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury, for criticism of Israel
August 27, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The chief rabbi of South Africa has denounced both Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Justin Welby, for their failure to support Israel’s claims to Jerusalem.
“How can anyone who believes in the Bible say that Israel is an illegal occupier of the Temple Mount?” asks Rabbi Warren Goldstein. He charges:
At a time when Europe’s future hangs in the balance, its two most senior Christian leaders—the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and the head of the Church of England, Archbishop Justin Welby—have abandoned their most sacred duty to protect and defend the values of the Bible.
The rabbi decried the Christian leaders’ warnings about Israeli military action in Gaza, and said they were indifferent to the threat of terrorism.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Aug. 29, 2024 5:32 AM ET USA
Is the political state of modern Israel to be equated to the spiritual state of the Israel of the New Testament? The rabbi restricts his vision to the worldly state of the Israel of the Old Testament. However, the Pope and the Archbishop orient their vision to the spiritual state of the true religion that succeeded the religion of the post-captivity period immediately preceding Christ's establishment of His Church. The Christian vision of the Israel of the New Testament is spiritual, not worldly
