But is it good for the Jews?
The Weight of Leadership: Responsibility, Redemption, and the Future
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In this week’s parsha, Vayikra, we learn about the laws concerning the
situation “When a Nasi (Prince ) sins (asher nasi yechtah), and commits one
from amo...
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smoke from chimneys in Europe is never good for the Jews
ReplyDeleteSorry about the picture, but I didn't want to feature his exellency, lest it stir your wrath vis-a-vis Lo Sechaneim.
DeleteSeems on the right side of most issues, seems to be a modest man and apparently has good relations with the Jewish population.
ReplyDelete"Bergoglio is seen an unwaveringly orthodox on matters of sexual morality, staunchly opposing abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. In 2010 he asserted that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children, earning a public rebuke from Argentina's President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Nevertheless, he has shown deep compassion for the victims of HIV-AIDS; in 2001, he visited a hospice to kiss and wash the feet of 12 AIDS patients.
"Bergoglio also won high marks for his compassionate response to the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires of a seven-story building housing the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association and the Delegation of the Argentine Jewish Association."