Catholic-Jewish summit in Cape Town leads to pledge to fight fanaticism: JP 11.14.06 November 14, 2006
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A four-day summit in Cape Town between the Vatican and world Jewish leaders including a delegation from the chief rabbinate of Israel has led to the endorsement of a statement condemning Holocaust denial and pledging cooperation in the fight against anti-Semitism and religious fanaticism.
“We again recall the words of Pope John Paul II that anti-Semitism is a sin against God and humanity,” the 19th International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee stated at the conclusion of its Nov 4-7 meeting.
Read it all in The Jerusalem Post.
