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To: BlatherNaut
Unfortunately, this anti-Israel position unites Catholics on both the Left and Right. Just as "palaeoconservatives" sound sound like leftist revolutionaries when they talk about the "oppression" of "Palestinians" in the Middle East, for generations right wing Catholics have believed that the Jews are behind the "Masonic conspiracy" against the Church (you'd be surprised how many right wing Catholic sites routinely invoke the "Judaeo-Masonic Conspiracy").

Irish priest Denis Flaherty made a career out of attacking Jews as the origin of "naturalism"(???) and once wrote an anti-Zionist book entitled An Unholy People in the Holy Land. He remains a hero to many right wing Catholics and his books are easily available.

Another rabidly anti-Jewish priest was Fr. Leonard Feeney (father of "Feeneyism"), whose St. Benedict Center still publishes and posts anti-Jewish material, including a little gem entitled "The Chosen People is Now the Accursed Race."

As much as I sympathize with pre-VII Catholicism I have never been under any illusions of their feelings about Jews and Israel. In addition to the above figures from the past the Society of St. Pius X, Gerry Matatics(sp?), and Robert Sungenis are also believers in a Jewish conspiracy. Right wing Catholics seem to assign the role `Amaleq plays in Judaism to `Am Yisra'el even as they usurp the role of "chosen people" for themselves.

3 posted on 05/23/2014 8:02:35 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The Left: speaking power to truth since Shevirat HaKelim.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Not all Catholics. I am still on the side of the Jews. Of course as my country is going down the drain so is my Church.


4 posted on 05/23/2014 8:10:10 AM PDT by defconw (Well now what?)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
"Right wing Catholics seem to assign the role `Amaleq plays in Judaism to `Am Yisra'el even as they usurp the role of "chosen people" for themselves."

Some say that Israel is now Babylon, due to the talmud having been compiled there. I don't believe that. But as a Catholic I do believe that the Catholic Church is the new Israel, the Israel of the New Covenant. If one believes in the divinity of Jesus Christ, it isn't a "usurpation" but a simple fulfilment of the law, the old made new. The Temple veil was torn when Jesus died for a reason, after all.

14 posted on 05/23/2014 8:41:12 AM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Pope Calvin the 1st, defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades)
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