Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Judaism & Catholicism: Battling Against Relativism

Fire of Liberty

David Klinghoffer has a wonderful piece over at National Review Online on how Jews and the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI have more things in common with each other than people least expect. While certain members of the ADL might differ, Klinghoffer argues that both Judaism and The Catholic Church are duel partners in a fight against the devil known as relativism. Both of these monotheistic are in a quest for the one true way, while the outside forces of these two faiths-namely Judaism and Christianity-like the media and the secular culture are trying to undermine such quest via their desire to make all people's views count. Instead of waxing theologically, I thought you'd prefer to read Klinghoffer's views. Here's a sample:
Pope Benedict XVI has his truth. Jews who believe in Judaism, as opposed to relativism, have ours. The pope and the Jews can't both be right — but that fact, that there can only be one truth, is a singularly important truth in itself, arguably more important than any of the doctrinal points on which Jews, Catholics, and other Christians differ. Let's hope the Jewish community can rise to meet the new pope, seeing in him the fellow believer in truth that he is, offering him our sincere congratulations and good wishes for a blessed and successful papacy.
I'd say that Klinghoffer puts it about right. By the way, check out Klinghoffer's new book Why the Jews Rejected Jesus: The Turning Point in Western History.

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