Strong criticism of Roman Jews from [Jewish] Pius XII defender
CWN – June 22, 2012
One of the most prominent Jewish defenders of Pope Pius XII’s actions during World War II said in a recent interview that “we’re definitely winning” the battle to restore the Pontiff’s reputation.
“Every time we do more research, we find a diamond,” said Gary Krupp of the Pave the Way Foundation. “It’s incredible, but there’s nothing on the other side, because there’s no documented foundation for any of their accusations.”
“All of Rome’s Jewish community despises Pius XII, when a few short few years ago they erected a monument in his honor because he saved all of their lives,” he added. “You have air in your lungs today because he saved your lives, and yet you despise him? This is a sin. This is a Jewish sin.”
“Ultra-left wing Jews and Catholics” have denigrated the Pope’s reputation because he “typified the conservative, traditional Church,” Krupp added.
Additional sources for this story: Historian: We’re Winning in Effort to Clear Pius XII’s Name (Zenit) www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=14703
Gary Krupp’s collection of documents about Pius XII’s wartime record is awesome.
“You have air in your lungs today because he saved your lives, and yet you despise him? This is a sin.”
Not much difference since 33 A.D. Yet now, the “conservative(??), traditional(??) Church” is changing an ancient Good Friday prayer at the behest of the despisers.
A conservative, traditional Church would not have held up Pius XII’s beatification this long.
Pray for the Conversion of Courageous Jewish Historian Gary Krupp
Posted By Brian Kelly On June 22, 2012
Gary Krupp doesn’t mince words when it comes to defending Pope Pius XII and admonishing today’s Jews who attack him, especially the community in Rome. You will be amazed at what this honest and brave man has to say in the short clip I provide in the link below from Catholic Culture website.
Krupp says he doesn’t want to convert to Catholicism. Well, neither did Alphonse Ratisbonne and God knows how many other Jewish converts before they responded to grace. And, on January 20, in 1842, what a tremendous grace was given to the young liberal Alphonse, whose brother Theodore had already become a Catholic and a priest, in the church of San Andrea delle Fratte! . Difficult, too, for both of these brothers was the fact that they were of an aristocratic Jewish family in Strasbourg, sons of rich banker, in fact. With his conversion, Theodore had much to suffer much from the opprobrium of his parents, from the Jewish community in Strasbourg, and also from the anger of his younger brother, Alphonse, who vowed never to speak to his older brother, such was his antipathy to the Catholic Faith.
God had other plans for the young anti-Catholic Ratisbonne, sending His Jewish Mother to speak to him, not in words, but through her hands in a blinding vision as he waited for a Catholic friend, alone, in a Roman church. This Catholic friend, himself a convert from Protestantism, Baron Theodore de Bussières, was a real apostle, unrelenting, and, to the patience of Alphonse, somewhat obnoxious. Just to please him, however, Ratisbonne agreed to wear a Miraculous Medal around his neck and recite the Memorare prayer every day for a period of time. In fact, as the story is related, the liberal Alphonse was beginning to feel more repelled by the baron’s importunity than drawn to the Faith, although he was polite enough not to show it. The baron, however, did not rely on his own prayers, but, being by chance a friend of Father Theodore, Alphonse’s brother, he had a whole troop of devout French Catholics and ex liberals living in Rome offering prayers and Memorares for this particular aristocratic free thinker. Upon receiving the vision of Our Lady, Alphonse was struck senseless and, in Mary’s light, was made known to him his state of soul. When the baron returned, he found his Jewish friend on his knees in tears, shaking, and uttering words unintelligibly. Finally, Alphonse made himself understood and told the baron to take him to a priest, for he wants to confess and be baptized at once. The baron took him to the Gesu, a Jesuit church in Rome. However, at that time, all he could manage to say to the priest as he clutched the Miraculous Medal and held it up, was “I saw her, I saw her.”
Alphonse Ratisbonne added Marie to his name when he was baptized in 1842. In 1847 he was ordained a Jesuit priest. In 1855, with Blessed Pius IX’s permission, he became a missionary to the Jews in Palestine In 1884, he died near Jerusalem, in Ain Karim. He had established two convents in or near Jerusalem with orphanages for girls and one orphanage for boys in Jaffa. This son of an aristocrat-banker worked most of his priestly life in Palestine, laboring, with a few companions, who were called the Priests of Zion, for the conversion of the Jews and Mohammedans.
Would it not be good to pray for this special intention: that Our Lady will give Gary Krupp the grace to embrace the passion of Jesus Christ so that he may rise with Christ as a member of His Mystical Body. If ever there was a man’s man waiting for a challenge, direct and unapologetic, it is Gary Krupp. I say this even though all I know about him is what little I have read a couple of times on Catholic websites.
Catholic Culture: One of the most prominent Jewish defenders of Pope Pius XII’s actions during World War II said in a recent interview that “we’re definitely winning” the battle to restore the Pontiff’s reputation. Read quotes here [1] with a link to Zenit article.
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To my friend Tom as posted by Brian Kelly:
Appreciating the spirit in which you wish to pray for my conversion you must be mindful that I, as a proud Jew, also know that my faith is the plan God has for me. Our work with Pave the Way Foundation (www.ptwf.org)is non-sectarian and we have important projects with many other faiths. Our mission to end the malevolent use of God’s Holy name, by those who will defame it for their private agendas, is paramount. I believe I have a mission and it is truly with the guidance and help of Almighty God who we all equally love and honor. And so I emphasize our slogan of PTWF to “embrace the similarities, and savor the differences” between us all.
Welcome aboard Gary. Gosh, you never know who’s going to show up here.
Appreciating the spirit in which you wish to pray for my conversion…
It’s appreciated that you appreciate this. To us, Christ is the (only) bridge to salvation. Those of us who are right in our hearts and minds (some aren’t) wish for you – all of you, everyone – to cross it with us.
Hence the perpetual “conversionary implorations.” It’s good to see you take them in the spirit from which they come.