The current Pope had 2 Jewish Grandparents



By David Verveer



I admit, I am an Internet junky, as retired senior citizen I read every morning the reader's talk-backs and opinions in numerous newspapers over the net. I read Dutch, Belgium, English (UK and US) and of course, local Israeli papers, and in general, the reactions on the article itself, if it was sufficiently controversial, will turn into a fight between extreme and highly opinionated writers looking for an excuse, to attack one at the other, on irrelevant subject that have non or an invisible relevancy to the article in question. Since the existence of Internet and E-mails most reactions intent to shock you and will include insulting remarks, un-acceptable language and angry retorts.



In order to proof the above theory, I hereby submit a fictive story, not based on anything, which could or would have happened, but still, sufficiently controversial (I hope) to create the chain of reactions, which I am looking for.



My story starts with a rumor in a French scandal paper, in which the grandparents and parents of the Pope's mother were not practicing Jews, which makes according Jewish but also the Nazi law, our Pope, a Jew. It seems that his grandparents had immigrated to Germany around the beginning of the 20th century, adopted a German sounding name of Von Regenstein, and even sent their children (including the future Pope) to Catholic schools.



The Vatican reacted last night by saying that the story was un based, and pure fiction, the Pope grandparents were never, I repeat never, never Jewish.

However, after researching the book written by the Pope himself, in his days of Cardinal, he admits that the origin of his maternal grandparents were unknown to him, a fact he tried to keep secret, for his personal safety during the Nazi period.



The Pope, who is a known theologian, has always expressed his love for the Jews, a religion he considers related to Christianity. Funny enough, the Pope, if this story is true, he can claim "right of return" and receive the Israeli Nationality, even though, he will need to be circumcised, in order to be fully accepted.