Orthodox Conundrum12 Mai 2025

The Pope, the Jews, and Israel: What to Anticipate From Pope Leo XIV, with Dr. Malka Simkovich (BONUS EPISODE)

Last Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV. While Jews may believe that this shouldn't matter to us at all, this is most likely false. The pope commands the allegiance of well over a billion Roman Catholics worldwide, and his ability to help shape their opinions about the Jewish people and Israel should not be underestimated.

To discuss what his election means for the Jewish people, and to review his predecessor Pope Francis's record towards Jews and the Jewish state, I was honored to speak to Dr. Malka Simkovich. Malka has an interesting vantage point, as she is not only a well-known expert in Jewish-Christian relations, but she also spent ten years as the Chair of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union, which is where the pope studied in the early 1980s.

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