PrintOctober 31, 2010
Sister Rose and the Vatican Synod
In 1986, I was proud to play a very small part in the completion of the documentary research survey report by Sister Rose Thering entitled Jews, Judaism & Catholic Education. Sister Rose had prepared this work for the twentieth anniversary of the 1965 Promulgation of Vatican II Document Nostra Aetate. Co-published by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the American Jewish Committee, and Seton Hall University, the survey "sought to determine what effect, if any, the [1965 Conciliar Statement on Catholics' Relationship to Jews and Judaism, the 1974 Roman Catholic Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementation of the 1965 Vatican II Document, and the 1975 U.S. Bishops' Statement on the Jews] had on [Catholic] curricula, teaching methods and materials, ecumenical programs and faculties."The 1974 Roman Catholic Suggestions and Guidelines stated that Christians must therefore strive to acquire a better knowledge of the basic components of the religious tradition...(Read Full Article)
