Thursday, June 09, 2005

Pope to continue work of John Paul II and Paul VI to improve relations with Jewish people

Benedict XVI vows to pursue dialogue with Jews

June 9, 2005

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI has vowed to pursue better relations with Jews, following a path set by popes Paul VI and John Paul II.

"My predecessors Pope Paul VI and, in a particular way, Pope John Paul II, took significant steps towards improving relations with the Jewish people," Pope Benedict said in a meeting with a high-level Jewish delegation.

"It is my intention to continue on this path," the pontiff said, according to a copy of his remarks released by the Vatican.

The German-born pope said "remembrance of the past remains for both communities a moral imperative."

"This imperative must include a continued reflection on the profound historical, moral and theological questions presented by the experience of the Shoah," he said.

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