Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) produced a groundbreaking document on Jewish/Catholic relations titled Nostrae Aetate, the Vatican released a new text on Thursday reiterating the Church’s commitment to fighting anti-Semitism, playing down the idea of missionary efforts directed at Jews, and recalling the Jewish origins of Christianity.
Called “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the new document was presented in a Vatican press conference with two Vatican officials and two Jewish leaders.
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