John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M. (born November 2, 1940) is a Servite Friar priest,

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of Social Ethics, and Former Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, part of The Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry, at Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in

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. He is currently in residence at Assumption Church in the

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section of Chicago. As member of Catholic Theological Union since 1968, Pawlikowski was appointed to the

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Council in 1980 by then-President

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. He was subsequently re-appointed by Presidents George H. W. Bush and

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. As of 2008, he chaired the council's Subcommittee on Church Relations and served on its executive committee, the Committee on Conscience, and academic committee. Pawlikowski also served as president of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) from 2002 to 2008.

Early life

Pawlikowski was born on November 2, 1940, in

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, the son of Thaddeus John and Anna Mary ( née Mizera) Pawlikowski. After high school, he entered the Order of the Servants of Mary in 1958, and subsequently enrolled at Loyola University Chicago, graduating with a

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degree in 1963. He continued his priestly studies in

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, only to return to the

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and eventually graduate from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake (Mundelein Seminary). Pawlikowski was then ordained to the priesthood in 1967, and a year later became one of the founding faculty members of

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. In 1970, he received a

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degree in social ethics from

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. He also studied, for a time, at the

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and Mansfield College,

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. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at CTU, he has also completed fellowships at St. Edmund's College,

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and the Catholic University of Leuven.

Views

Pawlikowski has been critical of John Cornwell's book '' Hitler's Pope'', which criticizes the record of Pope Pius XII and the

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during

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. Pawlikowski characterized Cornwall's book as "full of exaggerated claims and deceptions," "a work of deeply flawed scholarship" that "presents only the evidence that suggests ornwall'spredetermined view."Pawlikowski, John T. The Christian Century 117.6 (Feb 23, 2000): 214

Awards

* "The Righteous Among the Nations Award" from the Holocaust Museum in Detroit (1986) *

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Humanitarian Award for Distinguished Contributions to Religion, from The American Jewish Committee (AJC) 989* "Man of Reconciliation" Award from The Polish Council of Christians and Jews (1994) * The NOSTRA AETATE Award from the

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(1995) * Distinguished Service Award from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) hicago* Officers' Cross of Merit for Distinguished Service to the Polish Nation, from the Government of

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(1995) * Eternal Flame Award from

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and the American Jewish Committee (AJC)

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* "The Heart to Heart" Award from the Polish National Church in Lublin, Poland (2000) * Named an "Illustrious Person and Honorary Citizen" of Montevideo by the City Council of Montevideo,

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(2001) *

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from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (2001) * Bernard Nath Award from The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) hicago(2003) * Honorary Doctorate from Dominican University (2005) * ''Shevet Achim'' Award from the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations (CCJR) 012* Honorary Doctorate from Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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for significant contributions in the field of Catholic Theology, from the

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(2014)

Notes

External links

CTU's "John T. Pawlikowski, OSM" Faculty Web Page''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Father John Pawlikowski
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pawlikowski, John T. Servites 1940 births Living people American people of Polish descent Catholic Theological Union faculty Academics from Chicago Clergy from Chicago American expatriates in the United Kingdom American Roman Catholic priests Loyola University Chicago alumni University of Saint Mary of the Lake alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Alumni of Mansfield College, Oxford