[DoughtyOne]

I would like to see some verification of that myself.

[NoRedTape]

This story is beyond excruciatingly tragic and sad.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Catholic doctrine on the Jews is to be found in the Catechism, here (Link) and has not changed.

Other coverage of the Synod noted this:

"The Vatican's chief spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, responded to the criticism by distancing the synod from Bustros' remarks. He said Monday that personal comments by individual synod participants "should not be considered as the voice of the synod in its entirety."

"The final "Message" was the only text that expressed the approval of the full synod, he said. The Message mainly dealt with the plight of Christians in the Middle East, but it devoted a section to Israel and Jews.

"Calling for a furthering of Jewish-Catholic dialogue, it also condemned anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism, noted "the suffering and insecurity in which Israelis live," and affirmed Israel's right to live at peace within its "internationally recognized borders."

Thanks for trying to patch together, from fragmentary and garbled reporting, an accurate view of what's going on. It's frustrating, I know.

The bottom line is that Catholic doctrine affirms the "irrevocable" nature of God's gift and call to the Jews; and that the state of Israel has a right to exist within its internationally recognized borders, in peace, as the Jewish homeland.