This Explains Who runs the Vatican: Francis busts a move with Jewish delegation from Poland
Francis on Monday met with a delegation of Jewish leaders from Poland, discussing serious matters such as the desecration of cemeteries and even child sexual abuse, but also lighthearted moments, including the pope ... sort of ... joining in a song and dance performed by the group.
ROME
- Since the Second Vatican Council in the mid-1960s, popes meeting
Jewish leaders has become commonplace. Not every day, however, do you
see a pope busting a move with those Jewish leaders, but that was the
scene Monday in the Vatican.
Pope Francis received a delegation led by Rabbi Chaim Boruch (Edgar) Gluck of Poland in a 45-minute private audience, who was joined by his son, Zvi, the founder and Director of Amudim - an organization dedicated to helping abuse victims and those suffering with addiction within the Jewish community, as well as another Rabbi and other people.
Gluck had met Francis when he travelled to Krakow in Poland for World Youth Day in July 2016, when they discussed the destruction of Jewish cemeteries around the world, and the pontiff suggested the two continue their conversation in the Vatican.
There was serious business in the discussion, as reflected in a tweet dispatched by Zvi Gluck after the encounter. Apparently the topic of child sexual abuse came up, and he quoted the pontiff as saying, “Zero tolerance … We need to keep kids safe,” which he said the pope said to himself, his father and members of the delegation.
The group also said that Francis commented on the importance of helping victims.
However, there were lighthearted moments as well, including some traditional Jewish music and dance, in which, at one point, Francis himself joined in. Here’s the video clip, as provided by Yeshiva World News.
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Pope Francis received a delegation led by Rabbi Chaim Boruch (Edgar) Gluck of Poland in a 45-minute private audience, who was joined by his son, Zvi, the founder and Director of Amudim - an organization dedicated to helping abuse victims and those suffering with addiction within the Jewish community, as well as another Rabbi and other people.
Gluck had met Francis when he travelled to Krakow in Poland for World Youth Day in July 2016, when they discussed the destruction of Jewish cemeteries around the world, and the pontiff suggested the two continue their conversation in the Vatican.
There was serious business in the discussion, as reflected in a tweet dispatched by Zvi Gluck after the encounter. Apparently the topic of child sexual abuse came up, and he quoted the pontiff as saying, “Zero tolerance … We need to keep kids safe,” which he said the pope said to himself, his father and members of the delegation.
The group also said that Francis commented on the importance of helping victims.
However, there were lighthearted moments as well, including some traditional Jewish music and dance, in which, at one point, Francis himself joined in. Here’s the video clip, as provided by Yeshiva World News.
Blessed Anna Emmerich on this apostasy: "I See the Jews standing at the doorstep..."
