Pope Francis to Rabbis: Torah manifests God's paternal
love
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received his long-time friend
from his native Argentina, Rabbi Abraham Skorka, on Thursday, along with a
delegation of Jewish leaders involved in the preparation of a new edition of
the Torah.
The annotated, illustrated edition is already being hailed
as an achievement in both the literary and visual arts.
Pope Francis told his guests, “The extensive introduction to
the text and the editor’s note emphasize this dialogical approach and
communicate a cultural vision of openness, mutual respect and peace that
accords with the spiritual message of the Torah.”
The Holy Father went on to say, “The important religious
figures who have worked on this new edition have paid special attention both to
the literary aspect of the text and to the full-colour illustrations that add
further value to the publication.”
Also in his remarks, Pope Francis spoke of the Torah as a
building-block of community – the worldwide Jewish community and the Christian
community. “The Torah,” said the Holy Father, “manifests the paternal and
visceral love of God, a love shown in words and concrete gestures, a love that
becomes covenant.”
“The very word covenant is resonant with
associations that bring us together,” and, “[t]his publication is itself the
fruit of a ‘covenant’ between persons of different nationalities, ages and
religious confessions, who joined in this common effort.”
The Pope went on to say, “God desires a world in which men
and women are bound to him and as a result live in harmony among themselves and
with creation. In the midst of so many human words that lead to tragic division
and rivalry, these divine words of covenant open before all of us paths of
goodness to walk together.”
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