AAS 70 [1978] - El Vaticano

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A l'occasion du décès de Sa Sainteté le Pape Paul VI je me permets
de vous exprimer mes sentiments de profond regret. J'ai eu le privi­
lège de rencontrer le Saint Père lors d'un entretien inoubliable et j'ai
pu admirer ses grandes qualités humaines, son souhait de contribuer
à la solution des problèmes du monde et son intérêt sincère à améliorer
les relations entre le judaïsme et l'Eglise catholique. Son image d'émi-
nent leader religieux restera inscrite dans l'histoire de l'humanité.
Avec mes condoléances agréez l'expression de mon profond respect.
Nahum Goldmann
Président fondateur du Congrès Juif Mondial
At this time of sadness for the Catholic community Ave share your
sorrow over the death of Pope Paul VI. He gave to the world an example
of the committed tradition of deep faith and religiosity, social concern
and dialogue that inspire ail at a difficult moment of historical and
social change. Pope Paul will be remembered for his desire to dialo­
gue with the Jewish people in Judaism. He was effective in implement-
ing the conciliar déclaration Nostra Aetate with the création of a Vatican
Commission and the Guidelines that gave new meanings to the Catholic-
Jewish encounter. The Jewish tradition says Zeher Tzadik Livrahah:
that the memory of a righteous person is a blessing. May the memory
of Paul VI's vocation for dialogue bless her future work of interreligious
relationship and the dedication of all persons of good will.
Nat Kameny, Theodore Preedman and Rabbi León Klenicki
Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith
We are saddened by the death of Pope Paul VI. He devoted his
life and ministry to the search for peace, and imbued that search with
spirituality and religious faith. We are particularly mindful of the impetus
he gave to a continuation of the Catholic Church's rapprochement
with Judaism initiated by the late Pope John, and his personal encouragement
and support of the Guidelines for the implementation of
Nostra Aetate N° 4, a document that holds the promise of a new era in
Çatholic-Jewish relations. We express our condolences to the leadership
of the Catholic Church and to its faithful.
Rabbi Saul I. Teplitz, président
Rabbi Henry Sibgman, executive vice-president
Synagogue Council of America