Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
Pontifical commission in the Roman Curia
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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. Established on 22 October 1974,[1] it is affiliated with the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.[2]
Description
Its current president is Kurt Koch, who holds that position ex officio as Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. The vice-president is the secretary of the Dicastery, Flavio Pace.[3]
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)[4]
- Notes on the Correct Way to Present Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Teaching in the Roman Catholic Church (1985)[5][6]
- On 10 December 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).[7]
There is a similar Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, which is part of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
See also
- Catholic resistance to Nazi Germany
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
- International Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission
- Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church
- Papal Jews
- Pope Benedict XV and Judaism
- Pope Benedict XVI and Judaism
- Pope Francis and Judaism
- Pope John Paul II and Judaism
- Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
- Relations between Catholicism and Judaism
- Rescue of Jews by Catholics during the Holocaust