Dialogue Press Release
USCC News Release: Pope John Paul Cites Concern for Jews, Remembrance of the Shoah (1987)
USCC News Release: Pope John Paul Cites Concern for Jews, Remembrance of the Shoah by William Ryan, August 19, 1987
WASHINGTON--In a letter to Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB), Pope John Paul II declared that he has sought throughout his pontificate to develop and deepen relationships with the Jews "our elder brothers in the faith in Abraham."
The Pope said he has blessed and encouraged the initiatives of all those who "foster relationships of mutual esteem and friendship and promote the Jewish-Christian dialogue in the appropriate places and with due theological competence and historical objectivity."
"The more we try to be faithful in loving obedience to the God of the Covenant, the Creator and Savior...the deeper will be the roots of our dialogue and the more abundant its results," Pope John Paul wrote.