Rabbi Says Pope Should Not Wear Cross At Site

Western Wall Rabbi Says Pope Should Not Wear Cross At Site

Should the Pope wear his cross when he visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?

The Jerusalem Post is reporting a big dilemma you may not know about amongst the Jews and the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope plans on visiting Israel and the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site, wearing a cross and the Rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovitch, has said that it is not proper to come to the site wearing a cross.

Additionally, the Temple Mount will be shut down to all those Jewish people who visit there while the Pope is there.

• "For the past 42 years, no one has ever been prevented from praying at the Western Wall and, God willing, no one ever will. A solution needs to be reached that provides adequate security for the pope without infringing on the right of everyone to pray. The Western Wall belongs to everyone."

My thoughts on this dilemma is that wearing a cross does not make one a Christian, and I think the Pope, if he is a Christian, would be a better witness to the unbelieving Jewish people for the Lord Jesus Christ, by following the teachings of the great Jewish Apostle Paul in Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

 It is not necessary to wear a symbolic cross that stirs discord among peoples in their own land, which could cause more harm than good.

 What do you think?

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