The Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews is a
pontifical commission in the
Roman Curia tasked with maintaining positive theological ties with Jews and
Judaism
Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in t ...
. Established on 22 October 1974, it works alongside the
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, previously named the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), is a dicastery whose origins are associated with the Second Vatican Council which met intermittently from 1962 to 1965.
Po ...
.
Description
Its current President is
Kurt Koch, who holds that position ''ex officio'' as President of the
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, previously named the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), is a dicastery whose origins are associated with the Second Vatican Council which met intermittently from 1962 to 1965.
Po ...
. The Vice-President is the Secretary of the Pontifical Council, Bishop
Brian Farrell,
L.C. The Secretary of the Commission is Father
Norbert J. Hofmann,
S.D.B.
The Commission has published a series of documents on
Christian–Jewish reconciliation : "Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing the Conciliar Declaration ''
Nostra aetate'' No. 4" (1974), "Notes on the Correct Way to Present Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Teaching in the Roman Catholic Church.
(1985) and " We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah" (1998). On 10 Dec. 2015 it published "The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable” (Rom 11:29): A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic–Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of '' Nostra aetate'' (no. 4)."
There is a similar Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, part of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, previously named Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID), is a dicastery of the Roman Curia, erected by Pope Paul VI on 19 May 1964 as the Secretariat for Non-Christians, and renamed by Pope ...
.
See also
* Catholic resistance to Nazi Germany
* Index of Vatican City-related articles
*International Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
*Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church suffered persecution in Nazi Germany. The Nazis claimed jurisdiction over all collective and social activity. Clergy were watched closely, and frequently denounced, arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps. Welfare ...
*Pope Benedict XV and Judaism The relations between Pope Benedict XV and Judaism were marked by two significant historical events: the emigration of Eastern European Jewish communities due to World War I and to pogroms, and the development of Zionism in the Middle East and its e ...
*Pope Benedict XVI and Judaism
The relations between Pope Benedict XVI and Judaism remained fairly good, although concerns were raised by Jewish leaders over the political impact of Traditionalists in the Church during the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, Benedict.
Election
When Be ...
* Pope Francis and Judaism
*Pope John Paul II and Judaism
Pope John Paul II worked to improve relations between the Roman Catholic Church and Judaism. He built solid ties with the Jewish community in the hope of promoting Christian–Jewish reconciliation.
Youth experience
As a child, Karol Wojtyła h ...
*Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
The papacy of Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) began on 2 March 1939 and continued to 9 October 1958, covering the period of the Second World War and the Holocaust, during which millions of Jews and others were murdered by Adolf Hitler's Germany. Bef ...
*Relations between Catholicism and Judaism
Christianity started as a movement within Judaism in the mid-1st century. Worshipers of the diverging religions initially co-existed, but began branching out under Paul the Apostle. In 380, Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empi ...
*Rescue of Jews by Catholics during the Holocaust During the Holocaust, the Catholic Church played a role in the rescue of hundreds of thousands of Jews from being murdered by the Nazis. Members of the Church, through lobbying of Axis officials, provision of false documents, and the hiding of peop ...
References
{{reflist
External links
Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews
(Vatican website)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090311032923/http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/center/conferences/Bea_Centre_C-J_Relations_04-05/Fumagalli.htm The Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee ]
Jewish Virtual Library
Catholicism and Judaism
Christian and Jewish interfaith dialogue
Pontifical commissions