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Pope Francis, right, was the archbishop of Buenos Aires when he met with
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J

orge Mario Bergoglio, 76,
the new Pope Francis,
expressed hopes to resume
collaboration with Jews in a letter sent
to Rome's chief rabbi on his first day
as the leader of the Roman Catholic
Church.
The former archbishop of Buenos
Aires, Argentina, who is known to
have good relationships with Jews, was
elected by a conclave of cardinals in
the Vatican on March 13.
He is the first pope to come from
outside Europe, and reflecting the
changing demographics of Catholics,
he comes from Latin America.
"I sincerely hope I can contribute
to the progress there has been in rela-
tions between Jews and Catholics since
the Second Vatican Council in a spirit
of renewed collaboration:' the pope
was quoted by a French news agency
as saying, in reference to a landmark
council from the 1960s.
Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi
of Rome, embraced the election of
Bergoglio, and said, As far as I have
heard and read in the few minutes
since he was elected pope, he has
shown deep signs of respect and
friendship towards the Jews:'
"It's a good starting point:' Di Segni
was quoted by the Religion News
Service as saying.
Earlier, President Shimon Peres
invited the new pope to visit Israel,

asking him to contribute to peace as a
spiritual, rather than a political, leader.
"He'll be a welcome guest in the
Holy Land, as a man of inspiration
who can add to the attempt to bring
peace in a stormy area: Peres said
during a meeting with the leaders
of the Catholic Church in Poland on
Thursday. All people here, without
exception, without difference of reli-
gion or nationality, will welcome the
newly elected pope:'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu also congratulated the new
pope, expressing his certainty that
"the relationship between Jews and
Christians, as well as the relationship
between Israel and the Vatican, would
continue to be strengthened:'
A statement by Israel's Chief
Rabbinate on Thursday echoed
the amicable tone surrounding the
appointment, stating it is positive that
cooperation with the newly elected
pope would be as positive as it was
with the previous two Catholic leaders.
"For the past 12 years, there has been
a rich and productive dialogue between
the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the
Vatican:' read the statement issued by
the religious authority. Cooperation
was close on various important mat-
ters, it said, including "forbidding the
use of God's name to justify acts of ter-
ror, the sanctity of life and the holiness
of the family unit:'

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