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Nostra Aetate 50th Anniversary Marked by Controversial Vatican and Rabbinic Statements
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Two statements, one Papal and one Rabbinic, addressing the status of Christian-Jewish interfaith relations emerged with great fanfare last month, only to cause confusion, denial, debate, and some embarrassment among Catholic and Jewish sources. A number of evangelical leaders also weighed in with critical reviews.
Nostra Aetate 50th Anniversary Marked by Controversial Vatican and Rabbinic Statements
With Christian-Jewish relations on the brink, as evidenced by a noticeable rise in cross-denominational church anti-Israelism, it seems that the recent flurry of frantic interfaith activity may have been created to stem the ominous tide and to protect the vision of what was largely perceived to be the new era of Christian love, from this newest wave of Church-driven anti-Semitism
Here in Part 1of this report, JewishIsrael explores the reaction and the misunderstandings generated by the both the Vatican and CJCUC rabbinic initiated declarations, as well as the recent attempts at damage control…more
Related video: Laurie Cardozo-Moore explores a new and growing cross-denominational Christian anti-Semitism (excerpts)