Why Benedict wanted to change the Good Friday prayer

Sandro Magister, "A Bishop and a Rabbi Defend the Prayer for the Salvation of the Jews" (www.chiesa, March 7, 2008):

The bishop is Gianfranco Ravasi. The rabbi is Jacob Neusner. The prayer is the one for Good Friday in the ancient rite. This is why Benedict XVI wanted to change the text ...

The revised version omits "blindness" and "darkness," two words specifically offensive to Jews. With the revision, however, Benedict "did not attenuate, but instead greatly reinforced the prayer with more pregnant Christian content." See why ...