Nostra Aetate and relations with other religions
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Vatican II's declaration addresses Catholic relations with non-Christian religions and rejects religious hatred and discrimination.
Historical context
Its section on Judaism is especially significant for reading earlier Christian polemics responsibly, including accounts of Jesus's death.
Key points
- The declaration encourages dialogue and cooperation.
- It rejects charging all Jews then alive, or Jews today, with responsibility for Christ's passion.
- It condemns antisemitism while affirming the Church's Christian confession.
People
- Paul VI
- Council fathers
Sources and further reading
- Nostra Aetate
Primary declaration on other religions, Judaism, and discrimination.