Pope meets controversial Polish priest Rydzyk

Pope Benedict XVI met briefly this week with a Polish priest who has been accused of making anti-Jewish comments. Photos showing the pope at his summer residence with the Rev. Tadeusz Rydzyk, along with two other Polish priests, were published in Polish newspapers Tuesday. The Vatican has not commented on the meeting. But a Vatican official confirmed Tuesday that the three were brought to the pope, along with other pilgrims, after the pope's weekly public blessing Sunday in Castel Gandolfo, his summer home. Rydzyk, who runs a conservative media empire that includes the Catholic station Radio Maryja, was allegedly caught on tape suggesting that Jews are greedy and Polish President Lech Kaczynski is subservient to Jewish lobbies.