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Thursday, October 28, 2010

This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.

CAMERA: Fame Comes for the Archbishop - 'Lebanese-born Melkite Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros garnered worldwide attention at the end of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East in the Vatican when he assailed the belief held by many Jews (and Christians) that God's promise of the land to the Jewish people is irrevocable. According to CNN reported Bustros asserted on Oct. 25 that "We Christians cannot speak of the 'promised land' as an exclusive right for a privileged Jewish people." He also stated "This promise was nullified by Christ," and that "There is no longer a chosen people -- all men and women of all countries have become the chosen people." These comments set off a row between Israel and the Vatican but will have little impact on the opinion of lay Catholics in the U.S., most of whom have never heard of the Archbishop or of the community of Greek Melkites that he leads. Still, with his statement, the Archbishop achieved a brief moment of notoriety that will fade long before the damage he has caused...'

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