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Benedict and Israel: the possibilities of friendship / Potworowski, Christophe F

Potworowski, Christophe F	Journal Article
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2010.

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The article explores the possibilities of friendship between Israel and the Pope in the light of Pope Benedict's denial of a reduction of religions to cultural artefacts and his commitment to religious claims to truth. Any discussion of Benedict XVI and Israel must take into account this call for the respect of the human desire for truth, the confidence in the ability of reason, and the validity of religious statements. This article offers some reflections on Benedict XVI's contribution to the larger debate of interreligious dialogue between Christianity and the Jewish faith. After a brief look at Vatican II's Nostra Aetate and at John Paul II, the essay examines some sections of Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth and his first encyclical Deus Caritas est with a view of developing the category of friendship as it applies to his attitude to the faith of Israel.

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Israel ; Christian ; Jewish ; Friendship ; Benedict XVI ; Ecumenism ;
Interreligious Dialogue ; Jewish-Christian Relations

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Benedict XVI, the lefebvrians, the Jews, and the state of Israe / Minerbi, Sergio I

Minerbi, Sergio I	Journal Article
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2009.

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This article explores the relations between the Catholic Church and the Jews from the middle of the previous century until the present day. It will focus on how the Catholic Church has dealt with memory of the Shoah and how this has affected the Church's relations with the Jews. It will look at the most recent developments in dialogue between the Church and the Jews under Pope Benedict XVI and the impact of his visit to Israel in May 2009.

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Israel ; Jews ; Catholic Church ; Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI within the context of Israel and Holy See relations / Lewy, Mordechay

Lewy, Mordechay	Journal Article
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2010.

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The pontificate of Benedict XVI is undoubtedly shaped by his personality as a profound thinker and one who is much more a philosopher than a politician. Management seems not to be his trade. With his intellectual mind he shuns anything that smells of populism. The mass media has an inherent difficulty in placing him within their traditional parameters. The paradigm of Pope Benedict can serve as a microcosm that reflects the complexity imprinted on relations between Israel and the Holy See. Any effort to simplify those relations according to the vocabulary of conventional bilateral relations may do injustice to their essence.

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Israel ; Jerusalem ; Jews ; Zionism ; Catholic ; Holy Land ;
Benedict XVI ; Holy See ; Nostra Aetate ; Vatican

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