**”In concrete terms this means that the Catholic church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” **
The first people to hear the word of God as Jesus preached it were the Jews.
If Christ is the New Covenant should we not pray harder for Jews to convert and join in it?
Yes, they were.
According to the Vatican figures there are an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world. Naturally the Catholic bashers will find SOMETHING wrong about that, either too many, not enough or just plain wrong.
Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
John 15:18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.
Mark: 13:13 Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
When I read the Catholic bashing I recall these verses from Jesus. I know that there are so many Protestants, from all denominations, that do not feel this way so it's saddening to read it here.
... and they stayed Jews all their lives. Paul says very clearly in Acts 28 that he IS a Jew, and faithfully kept all the traditions of Judaism all his life.