Catholics Remember the HolocaustCatholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Centering on the Vatican statement "We Remember: A Reflection on the "Shoah"" issued by the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, this publication includes the full text of the document, with introduction and commentaries. A bibliography is included. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Joint Statement on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary | 7 |
Commemorating the Liberation of Auschwitz | 16 |
Confronting the Debate About the Role of Switzerland | 25 |
Declaration of Repentance | 31 |
Letter to the Jewish Community of Italy | 38 |
Statement on Presenting the Document | 44 |
Implications of the Document on the Shoah | 57 |
Bibliography on JewishChristian Relations | 77 |
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