Another reason for me to not like the current Pope

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Tref

To Goulish Delight: I say this, read the whole news article. There is a noticeable anti-Catholic bias in the media. The prayer that speaks of the conversion of jews has been changed, or, rather was changed 40 years ago. As far as I can tell, that change is permanent.

Apparently you and I are reading 2 different articles. Are you referring to this?

The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) replaced Latin with local languages in the liturgy, reached out to other religions and struck out texts that Jews found particularly offensive.

That 40 year old change is precisely what Benedict reversed last week.

The decree made no change in the 1962 missal—the main prayer book for the old rite—which includes prayers on Good Friday for the conversion of the Jews and calls them blind to the Christian truth.

Poorly worded, but it's saying that with this decree, the Pope reintroduced the same version of the old Latin mass that was in use when it was removed in 1962, so it does contain the same language calling for conversion.

As a Jew in a world where antisemitism was already on the rise, from a Pope with Benedict's personal history, I do not find this insignificant. People are trying to pass it off. "No one's required to say it," "Most people will still use the new rite." But that's not the point. Religion, and specifically the Papacy, are all about symbolism. Whether it's put into practice or not, the Pope's actions affects attitudes.