Views mixed here on pope's use of Auschwitz diary in Easter ritual

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: April 13, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

MATTHEW WAGNER
Jerusalem Post
04-13-2007
Headline: Views mixed here on pope's use of Auschwitz diary in Easter ritual
Byline: MATTHEW WAGNER
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 04

Friday, April 13, 2007 -- Pope Benedict XVI's use of quotes from the diary of a Jewish Auschwitz victim in a central Easter ritual has sparked differing reactions in Israel.

Father Michael McGarry, rector of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem, said the use of a Jewish source in the context of the Passion was a mistake.

"The Passion has been used throughout the ages by anti-Semites as a pretext to persecute ...

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