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Papal Visit To Cause Massive Shabbos Desecration

by Betzalel Kahn and Arye Zisman

Yated Ne'eman has learned that massive Shabbos desecration in Jerusalem and other places throughout the country is expected to result from the Pope's upcoming visit.

Pope John Paul the Third will arrive in two months for an official visit to Israel. He will be accompanied by hundreds of priests and Vatican personnel, as well as by reporters from all over the world. He will spend the night in Jerusalem throughout his visit.

The Pope will be accompanied on his travel within the country by exceptionally large contingents of Israeli security men, in addition to hundreds of official Vatican escorts as well as by his Israeli hosts and the press.

He will be greeted at an official ceremony by representatives of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and heads of the Government. The visit is expected to result in large traffic jams, closure of roads as well as work stoppages at the places he will visit.

Massive Shabbos desecration is expected on Shabbos parshas Tzav, the day on which the Pope will be in Jerusalem. Hundreds of security people on duty in Jerusalem will have to desecrate Shabbos in order to escort the Christian guests and insure their security.

Unofficially, workers in the Foreign Affairs Ministry claim, "In Israel we attach tremendous importance to the visit of the head of the Christian church. The organizers are fulfilling every single request of the Christian church in order to insure the smooth running of this `historic' visit."

An investigation conducted by Yated Ne'eman revealed that in addition to the expected wide-scale Shabbos desecration, tens of thousands of priests-in-training to arrive from scores of countries worldwide will visit places important for Christianity. Hostels and hotels in the North have already begun to take reservations for thousands of these "guests" and they are expected to be a significant presence at the time.

However, alongside their financial gains, educational damage - - both short and long term -- will apparently be caused on a massive basis, because the majority of the "guests" may be expected to engage in missionary activity, especially among new immigrants.


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