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Gilles Uriel Bernheim ((:ʒil y.ʁjɛl bɛʁ.nɛm); born 30 May 1952) is a French rabbi who was formerly the Chief Rabbi of France. Born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, in 1952, he was elected by the general assembly of the Central Consistory chief rabbi of France on June 22, 2008, for a seven-year mandate starting from January 1, 2009.〔(France gets new chief rabbi ), ''Yeshiva World News'', June 23, 2008.〕 Until then, he had been rabbi of synagogue de la Victoire, the main synagogue in Paris, since May 1, 1997. The Chief Rabbi of France was respected as a scholar not only in the Jewish community but in the wider academic world. However, he resigned as chief rabbi in April 2013 before his term had ended, amid revelations of plagiarism and deception about his academic credentials. He succeeded chief rabbi Joseph Sitruk. He was very critical of the lifting of the excommunication of bishop Richard Williamson.〔(Le Monde article )〕 The French Government appointed him Knight () in the Légion d'honneur, on April 10, 2009. ==Career as chief rabbi== In October 2012, he took a clear position against gay marriage in a plagiarized essay entitled "''Mariage homosexuel, homoparentalité et adoption : ce que l’on oublie souvent de dire''" (approximately equivalent to ''"Gay marriage, gay parenting and adoption: What we frequently forget to mention"'' in English)
This essay found a strong echo in Roman Catholic circles, culminating in Pope Benedict XVI quoting him at length in his annual address〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Benoît XVI: "Dans la lutte pour la famille, l'Homme est en jeu" )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI ON THE OCCASION OF CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO THE ROMAN CURIA )〕 to the Roman Curia, 21 December 2012 '' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gilles Bernheim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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