Wednesday, September 24, 2008

First Jewish holy man to address Catholic synod: Vatican

An Israeli rabbi will become the first Jewish holy man to address a Roman Catholic synod when it convenes next month to discuss the Bible, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said Wednesday.
"It's the first time a rabbi has been invited to speak before the synod," Lombardi told AFP, noting that Shear-Yashuv Cohen, Grand Rabbi of Haifa, Israel, would speak on the second day of the October 5-26 event gathering Catholic bishops from around the world.....

http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=mideast&item=080924144224.osmk2b1h.php

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