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The Jews, obviously, have never liked this use of the term “Pharisee” on the part of the pope. To the point that Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, after an audience on April 27 2015, said he had presented his remonstrances and “explained why” to Francis, who “took note of my observations.”

Even afterward, however, Francis has never ceased from brandishing pharisaism as a weapon against his opponents, above all in his morning homilies at Santa Marta, as for example, among the most recent, those of October 16 and October 19 2018.

Bergoglio, the dictator pope, accepts correction from no one.

He continously hurls insults against all enemies, both perceived and real, especially against traditional Catholics:

The Pope Francis Bumper Book of Insults"

[Oscar in Batangas]

I’m still waiting for Francis to take the opportunity to show us he is Roman Catholic

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[reed13k]

Interesting take...I’ve never equated Pharisee to Jew (though I knew they were Israelites).

I always equated them with people who followed the letter rather than the spirit of the law and/or felt themselves better than others for sticking to the detail while missing the forest for the trees.

[sasportas]

From the article:
In spite of the progress in the historical work on the Pharisees, preaching all over the Christian world continues to depict these Jewish teachers as xenophobes, elitists, legalists, lovers of money and moral hypocrites. Moreover, in general the term ‘Pharisee’ implies ‘Jew,’ since many Jews and Christians consider the Pharisees the precursors of rabbinic Judaism. Therefore, even when Christians use the term ‘Pharisee’ to denounce clericalism in ecclesial contexts, they do nothing but reinforce prejudice toward Jews.”

>The problem here, is not the perception “Christians” have of the Pharisees, but the perception of them by our founder, Jesus Christ. Has the one who wrote this lead article, ever read Matt. 23? Where Christ said the Pharisees were the children of them who killed the prophets...prophets like Isaiah, who was put in a hollow log and sawed in two?

Mat 23:34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

[Mrs. Don-o]

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[af_vet_1981]

Intriguing woman, interesting article.

[Marchmain]

This is super-sensitive bordering on snowflakism. Common phrases evolve from past epochs, and their current meaning is no reflection on any living person.

What next? “Patience of Job” denigrates labor? “Good Samaritan” slanders jews? Or non-Jews? A “good thief” insults the incarcerated? “Millstone” references are patronizing to children?

There must be hundreds of such references. If something is really racist and oppressive, change it, but this is a mountain out of a molehill.

[QBFimi]

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