The Political Dimension of the Dialogue of the Catholic Church with Judaism in some Documents of the Roman Curia

Sylwia Górzna

Abstract

The starting point for discussion were the documents of the Roman Curia, especially the Holy See Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, acting within the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, one of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia, which take up the issue of interreligious dialogue, primarily Catholic-Jewish dialogue. The article presents the political aspects, which can include, inter alia, forms of interreligious dialogue, cooperation of followers of the two religions for justice and peace, opposition to anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination. The article refers to the documents of Vatican II (1962–1965), in particular the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to NonChristian Religions Nostra Aetate, which was an important turning point in the history of Catholic-Jewish relations.

Keywords:

the Second Vatican Council, interreligious dialogue, Judaism, documents of the Roman Curia, the Holy See Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews