RE: Regarding the Pope's visit: some more comments, and a video from the Lubavitcher Rebbe re: this very topic.

More reactions, and a video clip of the Lubavitcher Rebbe re; what is allowed and not allowed re: the pope; received from Chaya, thank you.

אננא לקרוא את העברית למטה.

New video with translation to Hebrew from Yiddish - Rebbe Lubbavitz against meeting with the pope.

Forbidden to kiss the hand or fingers (he indicated this is part of Avoda Zara).  3 things a Jew should die and NOT do:  Avoda Zara (also spilling of blood, also g'lui ariot).

 

From the two links below:

view on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps-vfl96213.swf&video_id=hcs-iPiswSQ&rel=1&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//i1.ytimg.com/vi/hcs-iPiswSQ/hqdefault.jpg&sk=dKPkxXh9YgxosTVXGrDVK-xXlM4vWo_bC&fs=1&hl=en&cr=US&avg_rating=0.0&length_seconds=364&allow_ratings=1&title=o

 

Download to computer:

http://cp.responder.co.il/link.php?lid=306683&sid=6184351&k=7e802b082c606ed9c8d9a87c9fe09663

SHmuel said:

David, you me and others know the truth but in this place the truth has no value anymore than it had to Lavan.

The "rabbanim" that would in any way be in contact with the specimen from Germany-Rome will be just as "tamhe" as he is and not wonder that peres himself is behind that chilul Hashem.

 

The consequences could be irreversible to all of us.

nik added:

joel is correct... see two babylons by alexander hislop from 1853... nik.