Vatican II Called by Pope John XXIII Gathering of bishops Renew and update the Church His Holiness, Pope John XXIII

Results 16 Major documents Outlining new and updated positions of the Church on various topics Nostra Aetate dealt with other Religions Up to the Present, largely defines the Church’s position

Are Non-Catholics Saved? Extra Ecclisiam Nulla Salus St. Cyprian of Carthage 1492, discovery of the New World Argument settled during Vatican II Karl Rahner

Chapter 1: The Community Community of all peoples and origin in God Final goal of all peoples is God Various religions answers unsolvable questions about human condition Thesis: Church Rejects nothing that is true in other Religions

Chapter 2: Eastern Religions Hinduism contemplates the Divine Buddhism seeks liberation from suffering The Church, through dialogue, seeks to promote these good things

Chapter 3: Islam Recognizes God Acknowledges Abraham, Mary, and Jesus Move beyond bad history between Islam and Christianity

Chapter 4: Judaism Church’s roots in Judaism Apostles and Mary were Jewish Not all Jews held accountable for Christ’s death The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

Chapter 5: Called to Love All Cannot Call to God, unless we love all Examples of Peter and Paul Pope Francis and Cardinal Bertone visit tomb of St. Peter, where his bones are buried.

Why is Nostra Aetate Useful for World Religions? Clarify that World Religions is consistent with Catholic Faith Provide a framework to approach course content in

“I am Joseph, Your Brother”

Pope Pius XII Pope from Accused of being anti-Semitic Accusations false, but none-the-less, created impression Church was anti-Jewish Catholics had blamed Jews for centuries for killing Christ Prayed for Jews on Good Friday

Good Friday Prayer for Jews, 1955 Let us pray also for the faithless Jews: that almighty God may remove the veil from their hearts; so that they too may acknowledge Jesus Christ our Lord. Let us pray. Let us kneel. [pause for silent prayer] Arise. Almighty and eternal God, who dost not exclude from thy mercy even Jewish faithlessness: hear our prayers, which we offer for the blindness of that people; that acknowledging the light of thy Truth, which is Christ, they may be delivered from their darkness. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Good Friday Prayer for the Jews….Revised Let us pray for the Jewish people, the first to hear the word of God, that they may continue to grow in the love of his name and in faithfulness to his covenant. (Prayer in silence.) Almighty and eternal God, long ago you gave your promise to Abraham and his posterity. Listen to your Church as we pray that the people you first made your own may arrive at the fullness of redemption. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Relationships with Non-Christians At Vatican II, this issue was one of the most controversial Implications of the Arab world Anti-Jewish statements in John’s Gospel

Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity Created by Pope John XXIII Led by Cardinal Bea Vague mandate Ecumenical Dialogue His Eminence, Cardinal Bea, President for the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

Cardinal Bea meeting with Jewish Rabbi

Second Mandate: Interreligious Dialogue November 1960 Second task: work on improving Jewish- Catholic relations Had some idea that this was leading up to a Church council

Jules Isaac

Two trends in the Church Anti-Jewish Biblical – Faithful to historical Christ