In connection to the shocking video circling today, which included a “Shliach” visiting the leader of Avoda Zara today, the Pope, followed by singing Psukim from Tehillim in front of him, we are sharing a transcript of a Yechidus between of Reb Zalman Jaffe by the Rebbe, and a sharp Sicha from 5748.

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Rebbe: I have heard that you have missed a big event in Manchester. You know not to tell about it?

ZJ: No. no.

Rebbe: The visit of the Pope.

ZJ: We knew about it before. That’s why we went away. But Jacobovitz was there, I believe.

Rebbe: Jacobovitz? The Chief Rabbi.

ZJ: Jacobovitz, I believe so. And my brother, of course, he is the mayor.

Rebbe: I heard he special arrived from London to meet him in Manchester —

ZJ: He did.

Rebbe: — because in London he was there on Shovuos time.

Rebbe: Ober ir hot gornisht gerhert? nor dertzaylt

ZJ: We saw in the newspaper, but there was nothing–

Rebbe: But your brother–

ZJ: He was probably welcoming, he is the mayor. With his chain.

Rebbe: But it is a big shaala about how to address him. He has an official title.

ZJ: The Pope?

Rebbe: Yeh. And to address with his official title, that is a real Avoda Zoro.

ZJ: That’s correct. I don’t think that Joe would say too much about that.

Rebbe: He has a protocol on him.

ZJ: I don’t know whether he would in the first —

Rebbe: How did the Chief Rabbi address him?

ZJ: I don’t know. I wouldn’t know.

Rebbe: It is a very eideleh situation.

ZJ: I’ve no say. In my opinion it was very foolish to go all the way to the Pope like that, but I —

Rebbe: This is special to travel from London–

ZJ: To Manchester.

Rebbe: And I’ve heard that he is, that the Pope is going to the Canterbury, what is his title? Not the Bishop, the… head of the church.

BJ: The English church.

ZJ: In Canterbury.

Rebbe: In Canterbury.

BJ: He is speaking there.

Rebbe: But I heard that the Pope travelled to him.

ZJ: Yes, of course. That’s right. And he didn’t go to the chief rabbi. That’s right. He [we?] got that straight.

Rebbe: Real discrimination.

ZJ: yes.

Rebbe: Dos iz ato vechartonu.

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