A reunion 10 years after the publication of "On Heaven And Earth"
In this recently recorded video, Pope Francis and Rabbi Abraham Skorka reminisce about their many conversations that occurred in Buenos Aires in 2009-2010. At the time, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and Rabbi Skorka, rector of the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, decided to assemble their dialogues into a book. It was later published in English as On Heaven and Earth.
As they now discuss their book, their warm friendship and rapport is obvious. Rabbi Skorka, currently University Professor at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, notes how the book, translated into many languages, has become a model for interreligious dialogue around the world. Pope Francis observes that, once published, a book takes on a life of its own. He goes on to call for more and more theological dialogue between Jews and Christians.