[NYer]

This article is from Ha'aretz, and there isn't a single "Catholic intellectual" included as a source for the statement

Date: 2004-07-07

Catholics and Jews Seeking to Promote Justice and Charity

BUENOS AIRES, JULY 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The International Meeting of the Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee on its first day focused on the search for common commitments to promote justice and charity.

Among the speakers was Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, who reiterated that the Second Vatican Council's declaration Nostra Aetate is a "solid pillar" on which to base Catholic-Jewish relations.

The cardinal also called for "a joint action in favor of moral values that, as faith communities, we share."

"We do not come together as politicians, military men, or businessmen, but meet as faith communities," he said. "As companions we are linked to one another for the good, for 'shalom,' for the peace of humanity."

There were about 30 representatives from the Jewish community, headed by Israel Singer, head of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee.

Calling the meeting "a great challenge," Singer said there is a "great need to help Jews and Catholics find common cause, that is, to work for justice and charity." The meeting ends Thursday.

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[SJackson]

Thanks for the post, it would appear the Catholics involved have some credibility.

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe the International Catholic Jewish Liaison Committee is the official point of contact between the Vatican and the worldwide Jewish community, created as a result of Nostra Aetate's call for dialog between Catholics and the Jewish Community.

It would seem to me to be not only a legitimate forum, but the place where discussions such as this should be taking place.

[Smartass]