(left to right) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, and CJCUC Executive Director, David Nekrutman,
meet with Francis in St. Peter’s Square, 26 October 2016.
Listening to God by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Francis and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin go way back. When he was but a lowly cardinal in Argentina, Francis would send his best and brightest seminarians and priests to Israel to study with Orthodox rabbis. This program was run by Rabbi Riskin under the auspices of The Center for Jewish–Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC). Under the tutelage of the CJCUC, the students learn that Christianity has Talmudic roots and get brainwashed with the latest Zionist propaganda. In the book, Listening to God, Francis can read inspirational stories about the glories of Zionism; Rav Soloveitchik; why Shlomo Riskin decided to become a rabbi; Rav Kahaneman, arguments about Halacha; Talmudic Judaism after the Holocaust; the magick of a mezuzah (Francis probably read this one right away since he is obsessed with the ‘Shema’); Rav Yaakov; the importance of Shabbat; how to fundraise; kosher slaughter; how the Talmud defeated Vladimir Lenin; circumcision stories; paving the way for the Messiah; the time the Lubavitcher Rebbe joined with Begin and Herzl to rescue Efrat; the birth of Ohr Torah Israel; how the Lubavitcher Rebbe still keeps watch; warnings from the Lubavitcher Rebbe; Tikkun Olam; and so much, much more! Francis inner-Jew must have been doing somersaults when he received this book.
“Reish Lakish said: “Great is תשובה (repentance) because it transforms זדונות (premeditated sins) into שגגות (inadvertent transgressions)”. Oh Really? Didn’t he also say? “Great is תשובה (repentance) because it transforms premeditated sins into זכויות (merits)”?
There is no contradiction. The first one refers to “Teshuva Meyir’ah”
(out of fear of G-d), the other refers to “Teshuva Me’ahava” (out of
love for G-d)...the other statement of Reish Lakish is pretty puzzling. How can it be that every sin turns into a Mitzva? One can have life of unlimited hedonism, sins and transgressions, and yet, all of the sudden, by doing this ultimate Teshuva, every single sin is considered as a Mitzva. What is the sense of that?...Rabbi Yoseph Dov Soloveitchik discusses this matter in “Al HaTeshuvah.”...In this kind of Teshuva, one does not return but rather continues. Instead of suffocating the fire and desires of the sins, one can uplift and elevate them. Behind every sin there is much negative energy, which was invested in the sin. Sometimes that energy is stronger than the positive energies, which we put in the Mitzvot. The sinner can try to channel and convert that negative energy to Kedusha (sanctity). With the same passion one used to hate, envy and covet, he can now perform the Mitzvot. The evil of transgressions can be transformed into a powerful and steady catalyst for learning Torah [Talmud]. His Torah [Talmud] will be more “juicy” because the strong energies of sin will be now part of his Torah [Talmud]. In that sense, retroactively, every single sin is considered to be a Mitzva because now one knows how to redirect the sinful energy. This method requires one to remember his sins. When a person does Teshuvah, it can bring him closer to Hashem [the Name], more than he ever dreamt...If we are able to do “Teshuva Me’ahava”, we can transform every sin to a merit, as Rabbi Yochanan told Reish Lakish while trying to be Mekarev (reach out to) him : “Your strength should be devoted to Torah [Talmud].” (Bava Metzia 84a) — Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth
Pharisees Timothy Dolan & Noam Marans celebrate 50 years of their Noahide church
Celebration of Nostra Aetate A three-day symposium at The Catholic University of America
May 19-21, 2015
Welcome Message from the Dean:
One of the most significant documents produced by the Second Vatican Council was Nostra Aetate,
the Decree on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions,
which expressed the Catholic Church's positive regard for other faiths
which often reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all people, and
in particular put Catholic-Jewish relations on a whole new footing,
deploring anti-Semitism and emphasizing the 'common spiritual heritage'
between Christians and Jews. 2015 sees the 50th anniversary of this
great document, and The Catholic University of America and the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops warmly invite you to an
outstanding conference to mark the occasion. Three cardinals will
deliver keynote addresses, Cardinal Dolan of New York and Cardinal Koch
from the Vatican on Catholic-Jewish relations, and Cardinal Tauran from
the Vatican on Catholic-Islamic relations; further distinguished
speakers from CUA and elsewhere will consider the art of dialogue, the
links between interreligious dialogue and ecumenism, what can be learnt
from Asian religions, and prospects for the future; and Rev. Tom
Stransky who was actually there, will reflect on the drafting of Nostra Aetate. Please join us for this landmark event!
Monsignor Paul McPartlan Acting Dean School of Theology and Religious Studies The Catholic University of America Note:
The 50th anniversary of the document Nostra Aetate,
published by the Second Vatican Council, is an opportunity to bring
together not only distinguished keynote speakers, but also local and
national volunteers interested in ecumenical and interreligious dialogue
with partners from Jewish, Muslim, and other religious traditions.
Accordingly, as well as, offering a more general open program available
to the public, the conference will include closed sessions in which
Catholics and Muslims, and Catholics and Jews, respectively, will meet
in official dialogue.
Pharisee Dolan & Rabbi Marans on their Noahide church
6 minutes Pharisee Dolan's speech begins
39 minutes Pharisee Marans' speech begins
52 minutes 58 seconds Rabbi Marans gives the audience a lesson on Oral Torah [the Talmud] and how Nostra Aetate is equivalent to Oral Torah [the Talmud]. The most explicit example of the Oral Nostra Aetate [or Talmudic Nostra Aetate] is the behavior of the recent pontiffs; visits to synagogues, trips to Israel, participation in Talmudic Jewish religious rituals, constant dialogue, and shoving Noahidism down the throats of their followers.
1 hour 8 minutes A woman in the crowd thanks Dolan & marans for their speeches and says it is, "really shaking our souls and our hearts." This brings to mind the words of Rabbi Arbraham Heschel, who helped draft Nostra Aetate, "I want to attack their [Christians'] souls."
We cover the following a second time as we at Call Me Jorge... cannot stress this point enough. Rabbi Marans at the 53 minute mark in above video talks of using the Talmudic tradition of the rabbis as a lens for understanding the impact of Nostra Aetate. This Talmudic tradition, we remind the reader, nullifies God's laws. Marans says that in today's Judaism the written Torah can only be understood by the Oral Torah. And that the same can be said about Nostra Aetate. He further states Nostra Aetate wouldn't exist without the 'Oral' or rabbinical Nostra Aetate. This is a candid admission from a rabbi that the faith practiced by the post-Vatican II church is no longer Catholic. Cardinal Dolan and company sit there and do not object. Is it any wonder Our Lord said,
"But yet the Son of man, when he cometh,
shall he find, think you, faith on earth?"
The enemies of Christ are in charge and the sheeple in the pews go along with them as they have for so many years. Did the sheeple forget to learn their catechism? Or do they worship the rabbinical gods too?
