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Milan Archbishop
To Visit Israel

Rome (JTA) — The ar-
chbishop of Milan, Cardinal
Carlo Maria Martini, in-
tends to travel to Jerusalem
in February as a step toward
deepening dialogue between
Catholics and Jews.
Cardinal Martini, con-
sidered by some to be a
potential successor to Pope
John Paul II, made his in-
tention known last week at
the end of a four-day inter-
national interfaith con-
ference in Milan.
The conference, sponsored
by the Catholic organization
San Egidio, grouped more
than 300 religious leaders of
a number of faiths from
around the world.
Jewish participants in-
cluded Israel's Ashkenazic
chief rabbi, Yisrael Meir
Lau, who met with the pope
at the papal summer
residence near Rome on
Sept. 21.
While the subject of the
Vatican's ties with Israel
were not broached in Rabbi
Lau's meeting with the pope,
the encounter is being view-
ed as a psychological — if not
concrete — step toward the
eventual establishment of
full diplomatic relations.
The actual negotiations
concerning the political rela-
tions between Israel and the
Vatican are being handled
by a bilateral commission
set up last year. Israeli Am-
bassador to Italy Avi Pazner
was quoted by the Italian
media as saying the commis-
sion had made "notable pro-
gress" in its negotiations.
According to Italian
sources, the church has
stepped backed from its posi-
tion on one of the thorniest
issues: the status of
Jerusalem.
The church is no longer
demanding that Jerusalem
be placed under interna-
tional jurisdiction, according
to the sources. Instead it
simply wants "international
guarantees" of unhindered
access to Christian, Muslim
and Jewish holy places.
The two other points about
which the church is seeking
clarification are its juridical
status in Israel and the posi-
tion of ecumenical bodies in
Israel.
Still, despite the insistence
of Israeli and Vatican offi-
cials that only spiritual,
rather than political, issues
were discussed by the pope
and Rabbi Lau, it was clear
from the Vatican's state-

ment after the meeting that
political issues — particular-
ly the Middle East peace
process — underlay the en-
counter.
"In these days, so par-
ticularly important and deli-
cate for peace in the Holy
Land and the Middle East,
after long and painful con-
flicts, the meeting takes on a
special significance and was
an occasion to reiterate the
overcoming of historic in-
comprehensions, even seri-
ous ones, and to invoke
together the gift of fraterni-
ty among the peoples who
are heirs to the faith of Ab-
raham," the statement said,
using phrasing that ap-
peared also to include
Muslims.
"This meeting, of a re-
ligious nature, was also a
propitious moment to offer
the political leaders of the
region all the necessary

The political
relations between
Israel and the
Vatican are being
handled by a
bilateral
commission.

moral support for the
courage of peace in justice
and security," the statement
said.
Meanwhile, in an inter-
view last week with the
Rome daily La Repubblica,
the Catholic patriarch of
Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah,
described the meeting bet-
ween the rabbi and the pope
as "a step forward in the
continuation of dialogue."
Mr. Sabbah, a Palestinian,
said that while the church
was not waiting for approval
from Arab countries before
formalizing full relations
with Israel, the recent
agreement between the
Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization and Israel opens the
door to action.
"The position of the church
concerns a question of justice
vis-a-vis the Palestinian
people which has not yet
been resolved," said Mr.
Sabbah. He added: "Nov,
however, a new period is
opening; everyone has
agreed to carry out justice
not through violence but
through peace."

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