Throughout history there has been much anti-Semitism directed towards the Jews. We, as Christians apologize and ask forgiveness. In the new historic light of 'Nostra Aetate', we need to ponder deeply our relationship between Jews and Christians.

1965 Vatican Council II

" What happened in Jesus' passion cannot be blamed upon all the Jews then living, without distinction, nor upon all Jews of today. As the Church has always held and countinues to hold, Christ in his boundless love freely underwent His passion and death because of the sins of all, so that all might attain salvation. It is, therefore, the duty of the Church's preaching to proclaim the Cross of Christ as the sign of God's all-embracing love and as the fountain from which every grace flows."(Nostra Aetate 4B-b6,9)

1974 Vatican Documents

It is the same God, inspirer and author of the books of both Testaments (Dei Verbum, 16) who speaks both in the old and new Covenants.

The Old Testament and the Jewish tradition founded upon it must not set against the New Testament in such a way that the former seems to constitute a religion of only justice, fear and legalism, with no appeal to the love of God and neighbor.(cf. Deut.6,5; Lev.19,18; Matt.22,24)