Editing Pope Benedict XVI (section)

==== Judaism ====
{{Main|Pope Benedict&nbsp;XVI and Judaism}}

When Benedict ascended to the papacy, his election was welcomed by the [[Anti-Defamation League]] who noted "his great sensitivity to Jewish history and the [[Holocaust]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adl.org/PresRele/VaticanJewish_96/44698_96.htm|title=ADL Welcomes Election of Cardinal Ratzinger as New Pope|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115060118/http://www.adl.org/PresRele/VaticanJewish_96/44698_96.htm|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> However, his election received a more reserved response from [[British Chief Rabbi]] [[Jonathan Sacks]], who hoped that Benedict would "continue along the path of Pope John{{nbsp}}XXIII and Pope John Paul{{nbsp}}II in working to enhance relations with the Jewish people and the [[State of Israel]]."<ref name="BBC4462503">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4462503.stm | title=In quotes: Reaction to Pope election | date=20 April 2005 |work=BBC News | access-date=31 January 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305050120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4462503.stm|archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> Israeli foreign minister [[Silvan Shalom]] also offered tentative praise, though Shalom believed that "this Pope, considering his historical experience, will be especially committed to an uncompromising fight against [[anti-Semitism]]."<ref name="BBC4462503" />

Critics have accused Benedict's papacy of insensitivity towards Judaism. The two most prominent instances were the expansion of the use of the Tridentine Mass and the lifting of the [[Excommunication (Catholic Church)|excommunication]] on four bishops from the [[Society of St. Pius X]] (SSPX). In the [[Good Friday]] service, the Tridentine Mass [[rubric]]s include a prayer that asks God to lift the veil so "they [Jews] may be delivered from their darkness". This prayer has historically been contentious in [[Catholic Church and Judaism|Judaic-Catholic relations]] and several groups saw the [[Good Friday prayer for the Jews#Changes by Benedict XVI|restoration of the Tridentine Mass as problematic]].<ref name="tomorrow">{{cite web |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/9812/vatican-to-release-benedict-xvis-letter-on-the-use-of-the-tridentine-mass-tomorrow |title=Vatican to release Benedict XVI's letter on the use of the Tridentine Mass tomorrow |publisher=Catholicnewsagency.com |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=17 February 2013 |archive-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415234336/http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=9812 }}</ref><ref>[http://sandiegojewishworld.com/2007-sdjw/2007-07%20sdjw/2007-07-06friday/2007-07-06.htm "Mikulanis says ADL jumped gun, got its facts wrong"] ''[[San Diego Jewish World]]''. Vol. 1, Number 67. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2011 [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118192352/http://sandiegojewishworld.com/2007-sdjw/2007-07%20sdjw/2007-07-06friday/2007-07-06.htm WebCitation archive]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/articles_of_faith/2009/02/omalley_meets_j.html |title=O'Malley meets Jews over Holocaust flap |work=The Boston Globe |date=24 February 2009 |last=Paulson |first=Michael |access-date=20 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226211312/http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles_of_faith/2009/02/omalley_meets_j.html |archive-date=26 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.zenit.org/article-24928?l=english |title=What Is Not True About the Good Friday Prayer for Jews |agency=Zenit News Agency |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=20 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109182547/http://www.zenit.org/article-24928?l=english |archive-date=9 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Cernera, Anthony J. and Eugene Korn |date=26 November 1986 |url=http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=10250 |title=The Latin Liturgy and the Jews |publisher=America |access-date=2 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612145354/http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=10250 |archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref> Among those whose excommunications were lifted was Bishop [[Richard Williamson (bishop)|Richard Williamson]], an outspoken [[Historical revisionism#Negationism and denial|historical revisionist]] sometimes interpreted as a [[Holocaust denier]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_7870000/newsid_7878500/7878580.stm|title=Seminary sacks 'Holocaust bishop'|date=9 February 2009|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>Willan, Philip.
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-readmits-holocaustdenying-priest-to-the-church-1515339.html "Pope readmits Holocaust-denying priest to the church"] ''[[The Independent]]''. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009 [https://web.archive.org/web/20111013071241/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-readmits-holocaustdenying-priest-to-the-church-1515339.html WebCitation archive]</ref><ref>Wensierski, Peter [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,606660,00.html "Williamson's Colleagues Under Fire: SSPX in Germany Criticized over Anti-Semitic Statements"] ''[[Der Spiegel]]''. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120129165747/http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,606660,00.html WebCitation archive] "The latest issue of the SSPX's newsletter for German-speaking countries{{nbsp}}[...] contains several anti-Semitic statements. 'The Jewish people were once the chosen people. But the majority of the people denied the Messiah on his first coming,' reads the February issue's cover story{{nbsp}}[...] According to the newsletter article, this is why the Bible's Gospel of Matthew states, 'His blood be upon us and upon our children,' a phrase historically used by some Christians to justify anti-Semitism."</ref><ref>[http://www.adl.org/main_Interfaith/Society_Saint_Pius_X.htm "The Society of St. Pius X: Mired in Antisemitism"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116185834/http://www.adl.org/main_Interfaith/Society_Saint_Pius_X.htm |date=16 January 2013 }} The [[Anti-Defamation League]] 26 January 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009 "SSPX has promoted theological and conspiratorial anti-Semitism among its adherents."</ref> The lifting of his excommunication led critics to charge that the Pope was condoning his historical revisionist views.<ref>Liphshiz, Cnaan {{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/news/report-vatican-readmits-society-that-propagates-anti-semitism-1.270517 |title=Report: Vatican readmits society that propagates anti-Semitism |access-date=3 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110201106/http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/news/report-vatican-readmits-society-that-propagates-anti-semitism-1.270517 |archive-date=10 November 2011 |newspaper=Haaretz |date=19 February 2009 }} ''[[Haaretz]]''. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2011 "The [web]site from Germany{{nbsp}}[...] clarifies that 'contemporary Jews are for sure guilty of the murder of God, as long as they don't recognise Christ as God.'"</ref>