An Analysis of Benedict XVI’s Visit to the Synagogue

- a public act of apostasy by Benedict XVI: he takes part in a Jewish worship service –

By Bro. Peter Dimond, O.S.B.

Any pre-Vatican II moral theology book will tell you that active participation in non-Catholic worship is a mortal sin against the divine law and the first commandment. On August 19, 2005 – at exactly 12:00 noon on a Friday, the same day and hour that Jesus was crucified – Benedict XVI arrived at the Jewish Synagogue and then took active part in a Jewish worship service. Along with John Paul II’s 1986 visit to the Synagogue, this was certainly one of the most scandalous events in human history – the alleged leader of the Christian Church, after the promulgation of the Gospel, traveling to the Jewish Synagogue (the Temple of those who reject the Messiah), taking part in their worship ceremony, and thus attempting to validate the Jewish religion.

St. Ambrose, Sermo 37, The Two Ships: “The faithlessness of the Synagogue is an insult to the Savior. Therefore He chose the bark of Peter, and deserted that of Moses; that is, He rejected the faithless Synagogue, and adopts the believing Church.” (PL 17, Col. 675; Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers, Vol. III, p. 223.)

In taking part in a Jewish worship service, Benedict XVI without any doubt committed a public act of apostasy, and proved again that he is a manifest heretic and an apostate. Some of the things that occurred during Benedict XVI’s Jewish worship service were (I took notes):

Benedict XVI was seated prominently near the front of the Synagogue. The Synagogue was packed with Jews who were there to see him. Benedict XVI was not only an integral part of the Jewish worship service, he was its main feature. This is without any doubt active participation in the Jewish religion.

Very close to Benedict XVI, the cantor of the Synagogue prayed and sang Jewish prayers at the top of his lungs. The commentator even remarked that the Jewish cantor was singing/praying from “the depths of his being. Benedict made gestures, such as bowing his head and clapping his hands, to show his approval and participation in the Jewish service. This was obviously a Jewish worship service. Yiddish music blared in the background, while the Novus Ordo “Cardinal” sitting near Benedict XVI (not to mention the many “Cardinals” near the front of the Synagogue) was wearing a yamaka.

As Benedict XVI rose to speak (and eventually to pray), the entire Synagogue rose to its feet and applauded him – applauded him for his acceptance of their religion. Everyone on earth who saw this event knows that it had one meaning: Benedict has no problem with Jews who reject Jesus Christ, and they have no obligation to accept Jesus Christ to be saved.

Near the very start of his address, Benedict XVI recalled his and John Paul II’s visit with Jews in Mainz, Germany, Nov. 17, 1980.

Benedict XVI, Address at the Cologne Synagogue, Aug. 19, 2005: “By this visit I would like to return in spirit to the meeting that took place in Mainz on Nov. 17, 1980, between my venerable predecessor Pope John Paul II, then making his first visit to this country, and members of the Central Jewish Committee in Germany and the Rabbinic Conference.”

For those who don’t know, the Nov. 17, 1980 visit to Mainz, Germany is precisely where John Paul II, for the first time, uttered his notorious heresy (now a staple of the Vatican II sect) that the Old Covenant has not been revoked by God.

John Paul II, Mainz, Germany, Nov. 17, 1980: “…the Old Covenant, never revoked by God…” (L’Osservatore Romano, Dec. 9, 1980, p. 6.)

Benedict XVI is fully aware of this significant fact; it is why he mentioned it near the beginning of his speech. By citing the event at Mainz, Benedict XVI is telling everyone that he also holds that the Old Covenant has not been revoked, a heresy solemnly condemned by the Council of Florence.

Benedict XVI then proceeded to mention the Jewish “Holocaust. This may be slightly off topic, but, in case you didn’t know, six million Jews were not killed during the “Holocaust. Even Jewish sources now reject this as a complete myth, and list the number much lower. Some list the number below a million, such as was reported on Aug. 3, 1990 by Aufbau, a Jewish newspaper in New York. Various sources have differed on the number of Jews killed in the “Holocaust” from fewer than 100,000 to 9 million.

It is probable that a few hundred thousand Jews were killed during the period, along with similar numbers from other religions, including Catholics. I recommend an issue of The Barnes Review, Jan./Feb. 2001 which devastates the Holocaust myth with many facts.

If you have trouble coming to grips with dismissing the “Holocaust” myth of six million murdered Jews (a myth thoroughly ingrained on the public consciousness by the Jewish dominated media), consider that if the Jews could effectively make a propaganda campaign against Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (declaring that it is“anti-Semitic” and that it would incite violence against Jews) – so much so that this topic dominated the media – when the film wasn’t anti-Semitic at all, just imagine what that same propaganda machine would do if as many as 100 or 200 thousand Jews were actually killed during World War II? Is it surprising that they would exaggerate it tenfold or sixty fold? Not at all. And the “Holocaust” myth is crucial for Jewish power today. It is one of the Jews’ most effective tools for control in the world, which they often use to obliterate public reference to Christ, and to diminish the public influence of Christianity. It is actually a crime in various countries, including Germany, to deny “the Holocaust”! This means that the Jewish version of history – essentially a Jewish article of faith today – is now obligatory under pain of being a criminal in various countries.

By mentioning “the Shoah” (the Holocaust) and anti-Semitism in his address at the Synagogue, Benedict XVI fuels the fire of the Jewish myth, and gives them more power to gain control in the public arena – power they almost invariably use to diminish Christianity and Our Lord from the public sphere. One cannot underestimate how evil this alone is.

Benedict XVI, Address at the Cologne Synagogue, Aug. 19, 2005: “This year marks the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, in which millions of Jews -- men, women and children -- were put to death in the gas chambers and ovens. I make my own the words written by my venerable Predecessor on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and I too say: "I bow my head before all those who experienced this manifestation of the 'mysterium iniquitatis.' The terrible events of that time must "never cease to rouse consciences, to resolve conflicts, to inspire the building of peace ("Message for the Liberation of Auschwitz," Jan. 15, 2005).”

Benedict XVI bows his head for those Jews who perished in the Holocaust. This is heresy. It is a defined dogma that those who perished as Jews during the period were lost to Hell.

Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Cantate Domino,” 1441, ex cathedra: “The Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who are outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless they are joined to the Church before the end of their lives…”

By bowing his head before these deceased Jews, he is clearly indicating that they can be saved as Jews and even though they rejected Jesus Christ, which is a denial of the above dogma. Benedict XVI then proceeded to make reference to Vatican II’s Decree Nostra Aetate.

Benedict XVI, Address at the Cologne Synagogue, Aug. 19, 2005: “This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council's declaration "Nostra Aetate," which opened up new prospects for Jewish-Christian relations in terms of dialogue and solidarity. This declaration, in the fourth chapter, recalls the common roots and the immensely rich spiritual heritage that Jews and Christians share. Both Jews and Christians recognize in Abraham their father in faith (cf. Galatians 3:7, Romans 4:11ff.) and they look to the teachings of Moses and the prophets. Jewish spirituality, like its Christian counterpart, draws nourishment from the psalms.”

Vatican II’s heretical declaration on Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) teaches that Jews are not rejected by God, which is the most specific heresy in Vatican II:

Vatican II Declaration Nostra Aetate (#5): “Although the Church is the new people of God, the Jews should not be presented as rejected or cursed by God, as if such views followed from the holy scriptures.”

See our article for more on this heresy: The Most Specific Heresy in Vatican II. By mentioning Nostra Aetate, Benedict XVI is affirming again that Jews are acceptable even though they reject Jesus Christ.

Benedict XVI then proceeded to speak of no discrimination between religions, and respect for all religions.

Benedict XVI, Address at the Cologne Synagogue, Aug. 19, 2005: “On the basis of our shared human dignity the Catholic Church "condemns as foreign to the mind of Christ any kind of discrimination whatsoever between people, or harassment of them, done by reason of race or color, class or religion" (No. 5). The Church is conscious of her duty to transmit this teaching, in her catechesis and in every aspect of her life, to the younger generations which did not witness the terrible events that took place before and during the Second World War…The Catholic Church is committed -- I reaffirm this again today -- to tolerance, respect, friendship and peace between all peoples, cultures and religions.”

Pope Leo XIII condemned as Freemasonic exactly what Benedict XVI just said:

Pope Leo XIII, Custodi Di Quella Fede (# 15), Dec. 8, 1892:“Everyone should avoid familiarity or friendship with anyone suspected of belonging to masonry or to affiliated groups. Know them by their fruits and avoid them. Every familiarity should be avoided, not only with those impious libertines who openly promote the character of the sect, but also with those who hide under the mask of universal tolerance, respect for all religions, and the craving to reconcile the maxims of the Gospel with those of the revolution. These men seek to reconcile Christ and Belial, the Church of God and the state without God.”

Benedict XVI then proceeded to make a very interesting statement, the significance of which would not be clear unless one were closely paying attention to his words: