Dialogue Document
Guidelines for Catholic-Jewish Relations (1985 Revision)
Guidelines for Catholic-Jewish Relations, Secretariat for Catholic-Jewish Relations, Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1985 Revision
The Roman Catholic Church in this country is provided with an historic opportunity to advance this cause--an opportunity to continue the leadership taken in that direction by our American bishops during the great debate on the declaration at the council. In the years since that time, much has been done in the United States to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect and spiritual kinship between Jews and Catholics.
The largest Jewish community in the world lives in the United States. In a land that has welcomed immigrants and refugees from persecution, our Church has committed itself without reserve to the ideal of equal opportunity and justice for all. In such a setting the American Catholic community is providentially situated to distinguish itself in pursuit of the purposes of the council's mandate for the Church as a whole.