Language:
English
Year of publication:
1989
Titel der Quelle:
Bijdragen; International Journal in Philosophy and Theology
Angaben zur Quelle:
50,4 (1989) 373-393
Keywords:
Vatican Council
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism 1945-
;
History
;
Judaism Relations 1945-
;
Christianity
Abstract:
Analyzes theological changes in the attitude of the Catholic Church towards the Jewish people as a result of the conclusions of Vatican Council II. Points out that since the Church's relationship to the Jews is an integral part of its self-understanding and identity, any change has direct consequences on the Church. The Vatican Council rejected any religious legitimization of the persecution of the Jews and, because of the common heritage of Jews and Christians, "regretted" all persecutions and manifestations of antisemitism. States that Auschwitz marks the failure of European Christianity, the need for a revision of theology and, in particular, the abandonment of the "substitution" theory. Questions whether other Christian Churches share the self-understanding of the Catholic Church which has the most outspoken and self-assured view.
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