New Document on Jewish-Christian Relations

New Document on Jewish-Christian Relations

Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 10/12/15

Jewish-ChristianThe Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews has published the document “The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable: a Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’ (No. 4)”.

For a summary see:  http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/summary-of-vatican-s-new-document-on-catholic-jewish-relations?utm_campaign=dailyhtml&utm_content=[ZE151210]%20The%20world%20seen%20from%20Rome&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dispatch&utm_term=Image

For the document, “The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable“, see:  http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/relations-jews-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20151210_ebraismo-nostra-aetate_en.html

For a Jewish Consortium comments on the new Vatican “Reflection” see:  http://www.thestreet.com/story/13394179/1/jewish-consortium-comments-on-new-vatican-reflection.html

For John L Allen jnr’s article, “Vatican document on Jews proves that revolution is the new routine” see:  http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/12/10/vatican-document-on-jews-proves-that-revolution-is-the-new-routine/

For the 3 December 2015 Orthodox Rabbinic Statement on Christianity, “To Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians” to which Allen refers see: http://cjcuc.com/site/2015/12/03/orthodox-rabbinic-statement-on-christianity/.