Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone in a Letter to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel said Jews do not need to convert in the present times

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It was Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone with the approval of Pope Benedict who said in indirectly and in a subtle way that Jews do not need to convert. In a letter to the Chief  Rabbinate of Israel ( see text below) he referred to an article by Cardinal Walter Kasper on the front page of the L'Osservatore Romano. That article clearly said Jews do not need to convert any more into the Church for salvation.

In this Letter of Cardinal Bertone no where is it said that the Catholic Church is necessary for salvation according to Vatican Council II (AG 7, LG 14). Instead, like Pope Benedict XVI and the Jewish Left, the theology of Cushingism is used to interpret Vatican Council II and the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus.
Letter of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on the Revised Good Friday Prayer for the Conversion of the Jews.
Bertone, Tarcisio 
Città del Vaticano, 2008/05/14 


Mr Oded Wiener
Director-General of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel 
Beit Yahav
80 Yirmiyahu Street
P.O. Box 36016
Jerusalem


Dear Sir,

I write with reference to the Statement issued by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in response to the publication of the Note of 4 February 2008, altering the Oremus et pro Iudaeis prayer in the 1962 edition of the Missale Romanum.

In this regard, I would point out that – by means of the "Communiqué of the Secretariat of State" which appeared in the daily edition of L'Osservatore Romano on 5 April 2008, and subsequently in the weekly language editions of the same publication – the Holy See has clearly emphasized the Catholic Church's firm commitment, especially in the wake of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, to promote and develop relations with the Jews through dialogue marked by profound respect, sincere esteem and cordial friendship. This commitment remains unchanged, especially in view of the spiritual links that exist between Jews and Christians.

As you have observed, particular prominence has also been given to a substantial and detailed article on the subject by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism. This article appeared on the front page of L'Osservatore Romano on 10 April 2008, as a sign of the importance attributed to the text and the fact that what it says about the new version of the Prayer for the Jews in the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal is commonly held. Among other things, the Cardinal emphasized that a sincere dialogue between Jews and Christians is possible, on the one hand, on the basis of our common faith in the one God, Creator of heaven and earth, and in the promises made to Abraham, but on the other hand, through respectfully acknowledging the fundamental difference over faith in Jesus as Christ and Redeemer of all mankind. As Cardinal Kasper clearly explains, the new Oremus et pro Iudaeis is not intended to promote proselytism towards the Jews and it opens up an eschatological perspective. Christians, however, cannot but bear witness to their faith, in full and total respect for the freedom of others, and this leads them also to pray that all will come to recognize Christ.

Likewise, on his recent visit to the United States of America, the Holy Father gave a number of indications of his sentiments towards the Jews. Indeed, after meeting the representatives of various religions, the Pope particularly wanted to receive a group of Jewish religious leaders in order to hand over to them a special Message on the occasion of the great feast of Pesah, devoted to celebrating the great marvels that Almighty God has worked for his people.

In New York, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI visited a synagogue in order to meet personally a Jewish community whose Rabbi was a survivor from the Nazi extermination camps. He wanted to manifest his sympathy, affection and closeness to the Jewish people, and to demonstrate, through a tangible and special gesture, the Holy See's commitment to respectful and loving dialogue, which leads to ever deeper relations of friendship and understanding.

In the hope that this letter may serve to dispel any remaining doubt on the part of the Chief Rabbinate over the Catholic Church's stance towards the Jewish people and over the intentions behind the alteration of the Oremus et pro Iudaeis of the 1962 Missale Romanum, I remain

Yours sincerely,
Tarcisio Card. Bertone

Secretary of State 1


1
POPE SAYS REVISED GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER IS NOT FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE JEWS ? EARTHQUAKE SHIFT IN CATHOLIC TEACHING ? 
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.com/2010/12/pope-says-revised-good-friday-prayer-is.html
-Lionel Andrades


CARDINAL BERTONE SAID JEWS DO NOT HAVE TO CONVERT-Father Alberto Pacini http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2009/10/cardinal-bertone-said-jews-do-not-have.html

CARDINAL BERTONE SAID JEWS DO NOT HAVE TO CONVERT, VATICAN COUNCIL II SAYS MILLIONS DO TO AVOID HELL
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2010/01/cardinal-bertone-said-jews-do-not-have.html

All the Jews in Sydney and Boston are oriented to Hell according to Vatican Council II http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2013/03/all-jews-in-sydney-and-boston-are.html



Why is there not an ‘ecclesial rupture’ over Cardinal Kurt Koch’s statement? Nostra Aetate 4 says Catholics are the new Chosen People of God.

http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/06/why-is-there-not-ecclesial-rupture-over.html


Vatican Council II states all Jews and other non Catholics need to convert for salvation and so the comments were pulled down. The comments were contrary to the political propaganda at the University by the rabbi http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/05/vatican-council-ii-states-all-jews-and.html

Nostra Aetate does not contradict Ad Gentes 7

CATHOLICS COULD CONDUCT AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN OUTSIDE GERMAN EMBASSIES SAYING : ‘Don’t tell us how to interpret Vatican Council II.Neither tells us our faith and what we should believe in !’
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/05/catholics-could-conduct-education.html

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
GERMANY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF VATICAN COUNCIL II ACCORDING TO TRADITION http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/05/germany-expresses-concern-about.html#links


DID THE POPE REALLY DENY THE FAITH ON THE NEED FOR JEWS TO CONVERT ? http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/04/did-pope-really-deny-faith-on-need-for.html




ANIVERSARY OF THE DENIAL OF THE FAITH BY THE MAGISTERIUM ?
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/04/aniversary-of-denial-of-faith-by.html

NO CANON LAW OBLIGES THE SSPX TO ACCEPT THE JEWISH LEFT VERSION OF VATICAN COUNCIL II
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2012/04/no-canon-law-obliges-sspx-to-accept.html

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