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Please could a Rav give a psak on this issue? Is it permitted to attend a coronation in a church, for darchai sholom, or not? What is the use of continuing to argue this issue back and forth? And in deference to Neville, the issue of Zionism’s legitimacy is a “red herring” here.Bs”d
To reply to Mench 1:
There is a very big difference between shaking hands with politicians, and being very publicly happy because you were invited to the coronation of a self-admitted adulterer, who’s actions have became public knowledge all over the world.
Another example of this would be to happily show respect to an lgbtq person who wants recognition of his marriage, such as Pete Buttigieg.
I would say that a frum person, especially a Rabbi, cannot act this way, as it gives the person legitimacy. That’s the way Yiddishkeit can get diluted, as it did in the past.Bs”d
I would like to ask a different question concerning the excitement of Rabbi Mirvis. How can a Rabbi show excitement at the coronation of a man who publicly, in an interview, admitted he committed adultery with a married woman, when he was still married? That is an issur that should not be ignored by a Rabbi. The fact that the goyisher government ignores it, and crowns someone “defender of the faith ” when he blatantly isn’t; when Edward 8th was forced to abdicate , just because he wanted to marry a divorcee, which isn’t recognized by their religion ; when Charles’s remarriage was only a civil one, because the church would
only have a ceremony that was not an actual wedding; just because the goyim have caved in to the predominant apikorsas culture, a Rabbi should stay firm. He shouldn’t say these things, but just explain he cannot attend for religious reasons of a church service. He shouldn’t be so happy about the coronation.Bs”d
Another frum site said that he is finally walking and talking, but still has a way to go, so still needs tefillos.