Friday, September 16, 2005

Chief rabbis invite Pope to Jerusalem; ask him to condemn destruction of Gaza synagogues

Date: 2005-09-15

Chief Rabbis of Israel Invite Benedict XVI to Jerusalem

Echo an Offer Made by Prime Minister Sharon

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 15, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The two chief rabbis of Israel, Shlomo Moshe Amar and Yona Metzger, have invited Benedict XVI to visit Jerusalem.

The invitation came during a private audience today at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.

The Pope, who warmly welcomed the rabbis, told them that their visit was a "further step toward the process of building deeper religious relations between Christians and Jews."

With their offer, the two rabbis supported the invitation, made previously in a letter from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, to the Bishop of Rome to visit the Holy Land.

The rabbis also asked Benedict XVI to condemn the destruction of the synagogues in Gaza, they revealed later in a press conference.

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