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Vatican's Augustin Caitidinat Bea
Tells llevhed Ecumenical Text;
Says Pope John Backed Views
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to the Jewish News)
ROME—Augustin Cardinal Bea,
chairman of the Vatican's Secre-
tariat for Christian Unity and
architect of the proposed Ecumeni-
cal Council decree on the improve-
ment of Catholic-Jewish relations,
outlined Monday the revised text
of that decree to be placed before
the Council's next session in Sep-
tember and asserted that the late
Pope John XXIII had personally
endorsed his major views on the
subject. The cardinal's statement
appeared in the Monday issue of
Civita Cattolica, the influential
Jesuit periodical.
Rejecting what he called the
"false accusations which are usual-
ly pronounced against the Jewish
people" in connection -with the
crucifixion of Jesus, the cardinal
stated, "It is not just to call it
(the Jewish people) a decided peo-
ple and therefore cursed by God.
In fact, even in Christ's time the
whole people did not cooperate in
his condemnation. The less so is
it permitted today to consider
those of the Jewish faith respon-
sible."
From this consideration, con-
tinued the prelate, "the docu-
ment deduces the warning to
avoid all that may cause con-
tempt and provoke hatred against
them in religious teaching in
sermons in catechism and in par-
ticular in explaining Christ's life
and passion and the doctrine of
his redeeming death and in con-
tact with Jews."
In the second part of the pro-
posed decree, Cardinal Bea stated
"All the good is listed that the
church received from God through
the Jewish patriarchs and prophets
and in the divine revelation given
to them.
"The church is a continuation
of that chosen people with whom
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God had concluded an old cove-
nant and that gave birth to Christ
and his virgin mother and his
apostles.
"Third, enumerating all these
facts, the text before the council
recommends to Catholics that they
work together with adherents of
the Jewish faith for ever improv-
ing mutual esteem and knowledge
particularly by theological studies
and fraternal conversation. The
Council, which censures strongly
any injustice wherever committed,
condemns every hatred and all
perseceutions in the past and in
our time against the Jews.
"To evaluate correctly the
high importance of the docu-
ment proposed to the Council it
must consider the long sad his-
tory of Christian-Jewish rela-
tiOns and most of all the tragic
fruits of anti-Semitism so laden
with consequences in which we
assisted with terror not longer
than two decades ago. .
"This is not to say that anti-
Semitism—that of the recent dec-
ades less so—was born exclusively
or even mainly of Christian
sources. It is known what prepon-
derant weight social, racial, politi-
cal and economic factor's have had.
"However, we can rightly ask
whether Christians have always
and fully been inspired in their
attitude by their faith and wheth-
er to fight anti-Semitism they have
made correct use of the means put
at their disposal by their faith.
The unhappy relations between
Christians had begun already in
the first decades of the church.
"It is and will remain to the
great credit of Pope John to have
understood this central problem
and its importance. He ordered
the elimination of offending ex-
pressions in the Good Friday lit-
urgy. He personally ordered the
preparation of the schema for the
council. When I handed him the
opinion regarding the document,
I received in a few days a precious
hand-written note saying 'We read
with attention Cardinal Bea's re-
port. We share perfectly his opin-
ion on the seriousness and respon-
sibility of our interest.' It is mainly
by the merit of John XXIII that
the schema could be proposed to
the council.
"Some rumors wanted to at-
tribute minor importance to it.
This is inexact. Its exact place
depends upon the judgment of
its major or minor connection
with ecumenism. But its impor-
tance is in its deep religious
content and in the fact that it
is and always remains a solemn
document of the council."
Cardinal Bea then touched on
the fact that the last session of
the council took no decision on
the schema dealing with Christian-
Jewish relations. He reiterated
what he has said often: that failure
to vote on the document was due
only to lack of time.
"On the other hand" he declared
"the delay had doubtless advan-
tages. It gave the Council fathers
time for quiet reflection and study.
"Now that they have reflected
in front of God and in their con-
sciences about the proposed text,
it would be inconvenient for me
to make any declaration regarding
the decision to take. That would be
a sign of little confidence in them.
"Therefore, it is sufficient to
have illustrated and explained the
document on the Jews in its con-
tent and its inspiration as an ex-
pression of that spirit that today
powerfully breathes in the church
and in the world," Cardinal Bea
concluded.
In New York, Archbishop
Lawrence J. Shehan of Balti-
more has expressed his "hope
and confident expectation" that
the Ecumenical Council will
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make a "strong statement" on
religious liberty and the rela-
tionship of the Catholic Church
with the Jews.
In an exchange of letters with
Jacob Blaustein, honorary presi-
dent of the American Jewish Com-
mittee, Archbishop Shehan ex-
pressed the hope that the Council
will "enunciate clearly the bond
of charity that should exist be-
tween Christians and Jews today,
and will condemn all expressions
and attitudes which can justly be
regarded as offensive." The arch-
bishop is a member of the Secre-
tariat for Christian Unity.
Dr. John Heenan, Archbishop of
Westminster, predicted in London
that the forthcoming session of the
council would adopt the schema
on the attitude of the Catholic
Church toward the Jews.
Dr. Heenan expressed this view
in a meeting with Dr. Zorach War-
haftig, Israel's minister for reli-
gious affairs. Dr. Heenan told Dr.
Warhaftig that he planned to visit
the Holy Land in the near future.
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