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Seeing a resurgence in anti-Semitism, it is worth reexamining the significant improvements made in official Catholic teaching, from the first condemnation of anti-Semitism to clearly rejecting the claims that the Jews are abandoned by God. Instead, the church, particularly through John Paul II, calls for emphasizing a “spiritual bond,” and upholding the original covenant with Abraham. Father Christopher Zugger reviews the progress made and what more needs to be done.
Father Christopher Zugger is a graduate of Saint Bonaventure University and Washington Theological Union and was ordained in 1981. He served as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Rite Catholic Church from 1985-2008. He is the author of numerous books including Looking to Tomorrow: The History and Mission of the Byzantine Catholic Church; and a forthcoming book on Catholics in the Soviet Gulag.