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Pope to Visit Manhattan Synagogue
by Fred Mogul
NEW YORK, NY April 03, 2008 —Pope Benedict during his upcoming tour of the United States will go to a synagogue in Manhattan – only the third time a pope has visited a Jewish house of worship. WNYC’s Fred Mogul reports.
Benedict visited a synagogue in Cologne, Germany, shortly after becoming pope in 2005, and his predecessor, John Paul, made a historic visit to a synagogue in Rome almost 20 years earlier. Benedict was invited to come to Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side by its rabbi, Arthur Schneier, a Holocaust survivor.
The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has had a mixed relationship with the Jewish community. He has denounced anti-Semitism and called for reconciliation between Jews and Catholics. But he also helped re-institute a special 'optional' Good Friday prayer calling for the Jewish people to recognize Jesus Christ.
For WNYC, I’m Fred Mogul.
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