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The most interesting issue The genuinely important question is therefore not simply “Did Francis use Kabbalah?” He clearly cited Scholem's presentation of a Kabbalistic tradition. The stronger historical-theological question is: How does Francis's use of Scholem's interpretation of the Fall relate to the Catholic doctrine of Original Sin, the nature of knowledge, and the relationship between Christianity and non-Christian religions?

ChapGBT:  This article is making a much stronger claim than the underlying evidence establishes . Its argument can be separated into several distinct steps: What Francis actually did: In his January 17, 2018 address at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Francis cited Gershom Scholem's discussion of a Kabbalistic interpretation of the Fall. The OnePeterFive article accurately identifies the citation and the relevant passage. What Francis's passage says: Francis describes an ancient Kabbalistic tradition in which the rupture associated with eating from the tree of knowledge produces a situation in which knowledge comes to dominate creation. He uses this as part of a warning against reducing reality to ideological or purely conceptual schemes. The article's interpretation: Armstrong moves from Francis quoted Scholem's account of Kabbalah to Francis therefore adopts Kabbalistic theology . That inference does not follow merely from the quotation. Quot...
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Pope Francis and Kabbalah: From Jewish Mysticism to Pagan Collaboration? H. Reed Armstrong June 27, 2018 In his recent interventions, Pope Francis had repeatedly referred to a “paradigm shift” with regard to the Church’s attitude toward native cultures in different countries. It seems that he has in mind a return to rooted indigenous cultures and religions. One of his reference points for this approach is the Kabbalah, a Jewish occultist and… Read more

Pope Francis and Kabbalah: From Jewish Mysticism to Pagan Collaboration?   H. Reed Armstrong June 27, 2018 In his recent interventions, Pope Francis had repeatedly referred to a “paradigm shift” with regard to the Church’s attitude toward native cultures in different countries. It seems that he has in mind a return to rooted indigenous cultures and religions. One of his reference points for this approach is the Kabbalah, a Jewish occultist and… Read more
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The Masonic Infiltration of Mainstream Catholicism HAMILTON REED ARMSTRONG

https://christianorder.com/features/feature_2015-05.html   The Masonic Infiltration of Mainstream Catholicism HAMILTON REED ARMSTRONG Over the years when Robert and I have gotten together to muse over the state of the world, the conversation inevitably turned to the influences of Masonic ideology on post-Conciliar Catholic thought and teaching. While the topic is complex, involving secret infiltrations and subterfuges, there are traceable open encounters between Masonic lodges and Catholic orders, especially the Jesuits, once the praetorian guard of the Papacy and the vanguard of the counter reformation, dating back to the late 19th century. I shall, in this paper, attempt to highlight these encounters within their historical framework and show the nefarious results of this infiltration. Before delving into the problem itself, however, I shall present a brief summary of Masonic history and thought. Masonic religion: esoteric and occult Freemasonry, also known as "the Brotherhood...
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The person you are remembering is almost certainly Giulio Morosini, born Samuel ben David Nahmias (1612–1687), a Jewish convert to Catholicism. He was born into a Jewish family in Venice. He converted to Christianity and was baptized in 1649, taking the name Giulio Morosini. He went to Rome and became a Hebrew scriptor (scholar/copyist) at the Vatican Library. Pope Clement IX appointed him to that position. He also taught Hebrew at the Collegium de Propaganda Fide. His major work was Via della fede mostrata agli Ebrei (1683), arguing for Christianity to Jews. So if the Solange Hertz passage you remember says something like “a Jewish convert appointed by Clement IX to the Vatican Library,” the name you are looking for is Giulio Morosini (Samuel ben David Nahmias). There is another related convert, Giovanni Battista Giona (Judah Jonah ben Isaac), who was also a Vatican librarian, but Morosini is the one specifically associated with Pope Clement IX's appointment.

The person you are remembering is almost certainly Giulio Morosini , born Samuel ben David Nahmias (1612–1687), a Jewish convert to Catholicism. He was born into a Jewish family in Venice. He converted to Christianity and was baptized in 1649 , taking the name Giulio Morosini. He went to Rome and became a Hebrew scriptor (scholar/copyist) at the Vatican Library . Pope Clement IX appointed him to that position . He also taught Hebrew at the Collegium de Propaganda Fide . His major work was Via della fede mostrata agli Ebrei (1683), arguing for Christianity to Jews. So if the Solange Hertz passage you remember says something like “a Jewish convert appointed by Clement IX to the Vatican Library,” the name you are looking for is Giulio Morosini (Samuel ben David Nahmias). There is another related convert, Giovanni Battista Giona (Judah Jonah ben Isaac) , who was also a Vatican librarian, but Morosini is the one specifically associated with Pope Clement IX's appoint...
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