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Posts Tagged ‘Pope Benedict’

Sameh M Brill – The Pope's Political Pilgrimage

By Guest Post • May 11th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, Mary's Choice, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Zionism

Divine Dreams of Blitzkrieg Benedict XVI:
For centuries “Caesaropapism” was a well know theory in ancient Europe where monarchs ruled by the idea of divine right, which stated that the king ruled both Crown and Church. The idea was pretty simple; combining the power of secular government with, or even making it superior to, the spiritual [...]

Kadima supporters' website brands Pope Benedict with Nazi swastika

By Mary Rizzo • Oct 22nd, 2008 • Category: Internet and Communication, Israel, Newswire, Religion

A photograph of Pope Benedict XVI emblazoned with a superimposed Nazi swastika appeared on Monday on a website run by self-proclaimed supporters of the Kadima party.
It was later removed, and replaced with a picture of a smiling Benedict overlooking a crowd-filled St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, after what "the Yalla Kadima" site said was [...]

Pope Benedict, please support Palestinian Christians! Petition

By Mary Rizzo • May 17th, 2008 • Category: Grassroots Activism, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Petitions, War, Zionism

Pope Benedict described Israel's 60th Independence Day as a sign of God's beneficence toward the Jews.
"I would like to congratulate the State of Israel on its 60th Independence Day," Yediot Achronot quoted Benedict as telling Motti Levy, the new Israeli ambassador to the Vatican, on Monday.
"The Holy See is united with you, and thanks God [...]