12 Friday, March 16, 1919

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Pope Calls for Jerusalem Peace and Impresses Jewish Leaders

ROME (JTA) — Pope
John Paul II told a 24-
member delegation of world
Jewish leaders Monday that
he hoped "the city of
Jerusalem will be effec-
tively guaranteed as a cen-
ter of harmony for the fol-
lowers of the three great
monotheistic religions of
Judaism, Islam and Chris-
tianity, for whom the city is
a revered place of devo-
tions."

Observers noted that the
Pope's remarks in a private
meeting with the Interna-
tional Jewish Committee on
Interreligious Consulta-
tions (IJCIC) was the first
time a papal statement had
committed the phrase "with
international guarantees"
in regard to the holy places
in Jerusalem. The IJCIC
comprises five organiza-
tions: the Synagogue Coun-
cil of America, American

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Jewish Committee, World which is as holy for you as it
Jewish Congress, Anti- is for us." In his weekly ad-
Defamation League of Bnai dress to the crowd at St. Pe-
Brith and the Israel Inter- ter's Square last Sunday,
religious Council. A similar the Pope had noted he was
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with a smaller IJCIC dele- solution to the Middle East
gation.
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During his meeting Mon- be assured everywhere, in
day, Pope John Paul II said just consideration of the
he intended "to ido every- rights and legitimate aspi-
thing in his power for the rations of all peoples con-
peace of that land (Israel) cerned."

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The Pope's one-hour
audience with the Jewish
leaders from the U.S., Is-
rael, Europe and Latin
America received front-
page attention from
L'Osservatore Romano,
the Vatican's official
newspaper. The news-
paper carried the full text
of the Pope's remarks as
well as the statement by
Philip M. Klutznick,
president of the World
Jewish Congress, speak-
ing for the Jewish group.
As members of the IJCIC
pointed out at a press con-
ference following the audi-
ence, the major significance
of the meeting was the fact
that it took place so soon in
Pope John Paul II's papacy.
The attention given to the
meeting by L'Osservatore
Romano tends to confirm
the fact that the Vatican
wishes to follow the path
opened by John XXIII and
Paul VI in improved
Catholic-Jewish relations.

Committee members all
spoke of the warmth and in-
formality of Pope John Paul
II. He greeted each of his
Jewish guests with a hand-
shake and a few words in
their native language.
Some members chatted in
Polish with the Pope.
Klutznick, leader of the
delegation, stressed the im-
provement that has come
about in Catholic-Jewish
relations as a result of the
Nostra Aetate, promul-
gated by the Vatican Coun-
cil in 1965 and the Catholic
guidelines of 1975. Also
mentioned were the need to
continue the fight against
all forms of anti-Semitism,
the concerns for Soviet
Jewry, the fundamental
Jewish bond with Israel and
the positive results of ongo-
ing work in revising both
Catholic and Jewish school
texts to eliminate unfavor-
able mutual stereotypes.
In reply, the Pope's ad-
dress was rich with posit-
ive references to these
two essential documents
on Catholic-Jewish rela-
tions. Rabbi Marc Tan-
nenbaum, the AJCom-
mittee's director of inter-

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POPE JOHN PAUL II

religious affairs, said af-
terwards, "Today the
guidelines and sugges-
tions document received
official endorsement by
the Pope."
All the representatives
agreed that the Pope had
reaffirmed his commitment
to dialogue. John Paul II
emphasized the passages in
the "guidelines" that say
Christians should "strive to
learn by what essential
traits the Jews define them-
selves in the light of their
own religious experience,"
adding, "I believe that both
sides must continue their
strong efforts to overcome
the difficulties of the past,
so as to fulfill God's com-
mandment of love . ."
In condemning anti-
Semitism, the Pope linked it
to a more general "repudia-
tion" by the Catholic
Church, "in principle and in
practice, of all such viola-
tions of human rights wher-
ever they may occur
throughout the world."
Human rights, was a main
theme in the Pope's first
encyclical, released Thurs-
day.

Israel-Italy Game
Marred by Bias

TEL AVIV (JTA) —
Police had to intervene to
prevent a riot in Varese,
Italy last week when a visit-
ing Israeli basketball team
was greeted at the stadium
with anti-Semitic epithets
and signs saying, "Jews, go
back to the death camps
from where you came."
Scuffles developed when a
group of Israelis, who had
come to cheer the Tel Aviv
Maccabi team, the Euro-
pean champions in 1977,
tried to tear down the signs.
Although the police quieted
the crowd, the game was
played in an atmosphere or
tension.
Fans of the local bas-
ketball team, the Italian
champions, rooted for
the players by waving
large crosses. The Is-
raelis lost the game by a
score of 71-58 and with it
their chance to compete
in this year's European
championship tourna-
ment.
MK • Mordechai Vir-
shuvsky of the Shai
(Change) faction presented
a motion in the Knesset that
would bar Israeli teams or
delegations from attending
any event where anti-
Semitic demonstrations oc-
cur.

