Putin initiates law against anti-Semitic Biblical commentary

[Maria]

Putin initiates law against anti-Semitic Biblical commentary

At the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Duma (Russian Parliament)
has legislated a law outlawing "distorted and/or extremist" commentary of Scriptures.

The purpose of the unusual law, it is widely understood,
is the prevention of cynical advantage being taken of Biblical verses for anti-Semitic purposes.

Russian history has seen many instances in which anti-Semitic elements
announced "shocking new revelations" from the Bible and Rabbinic
writings to encourage violent anti-Semitism.

Putin, a former KGB agent, has long been known to oppose anti-Semitism,
and violent attacks against Jews in his country have in fact been on the decline in recent years.
He also conducts warm relations with Israel – even as he does the same with Iran.

Reference:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/ ... mwglkqyNHw

Does this mean that certain biblical passages read during Holy Week will also be forbidden?

Father Spencer Kezios of Narthex Press has deleted many of these "anti-Semitic" Biblical passages from his rendition of Holy Week Services.

[Matthew]

Not surprising really. We must hold fast to the Tradition of the Church, both doctrinal and liturgical. The holy fathers who composed our liturgical texts were not overthrowing the commandments of Christ to "Love your enemies. Bless those who curse you, and do good to those who despitefully use you." Rather, they were simply stating the facts, identifying those who opposed Christ and the apostles and the Church generally when it first began to fulfil the commandment of Christ to preach the gospel to every creature to the ends of the earth. Many of the people of the Jews believed and were baptised and many did not and some of those opposed the church violently, like St Paul before his conversion. The enemy is identified and why they are enemies is explained in these texts, but we know we are to love them and seek their salvation. And many saints have handed just such an example down to us.

[Barbara]

Some of the words about seeking the conversion of the Jews in the Catholic Holy Week Masses WERE deleted under Pope Benedict XVI.
That caused a small furor amongst traditionalist Catholics.

Which words would be at risk here if Putin's law goes through ?

The whole story sounds very strange. Where are you, Cyprian, to tell us that Putin is a puppet just like all the rest of the leaders today....?!

[Matthew]

It is a requirement today that if one wishes not to be ostracized from "polite and civilized" society that one does not in any way seek conversions. This of course is a tacit renunciation of Christ and His commandment to evangelize and baptize people and make disciples of every nation kindred tribe and tongue throughout the whole earth, and that only then will the End come. So, this policy of the present administration of the RCC and the World Orthodox and the WCC is truly satanic and anti-christ.

[Barbara]

Yes. In the case of seeking protestant conversions, one can imagine an outcry because protestants hold all the external reins of power EVERYWHERE in so-called Christian domains.

But being penalized for seeking the conversion of the Jews ? That is a basic tenet of the Church for so long.

Does it not seem like Putin is trying to bend over to satisfy some hidden Jewish hands controlling finances in his government ? The Jews, especially those who migrated to North America from Russia and Eastern Europe, have never forgotten the pogroms against them.

I am sure powerful Jewish financiers are doing a deal with Putin. This is what they demanded from him as quid pro quo.

[Maria]

Yes. In the case of seeking protestant conversions, one can imagine an outcry because protestants hold all the external reins of power EVERYWHERE in so-called Christian domains.

But being penalized for seeking the conversion of the Jews ? That is a basic tenet of the Church for so long.

Does it not seem like Putin is trying to bend over to satisfy some hidden Jewish hands controlling finances in his government ? The Jews, especially those who migrated to North America from Russia and Eastern Europe, have never forgotten the pogroms against them.

I am sure powerful Jewish financiers are doing a deal with Putin. This is what they demanded from him as quid pro quo.

Do not forget that the Roman Catholic Church gave in to this Jewish request many years ago during Vatican II, so that the O.T. and N.T. Biblical readings during the Novus Ordo Mass, especially during Holy Week have all been cleansed of all such passages.

[Barbara]

Aha yes. It must have started earlier, in the Vatican II time, like you say.
I only remember the recent scandal under Pope Benedict, who as we all recall, made his first Papal visit to...
the Rome synagogue. The real controllers of the Vatican since the end of the reign of Pope Pius XII ?

While the visit was already scheduled for his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, still, Benedict could have excused himself. He could have easily invented any reason under the sun to cancel [ too new, too tired, too unfamiliar with protocol, missing his cat, whom he had to leave behind at his old apartment in Rome...]

Then he made a huge point of visiting a New York synagogue. Since when was any synagogue on Papal itineraries, ever ?? Ever ?

Sinister, indeed.

Back to Putin, there were the infamous pics of him wearing that cap and grinning away meeting the Chabad extremists.
Perhaps it's THEY or their proxies who ordered him to implement this 'new law' ?