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In his new book, the German-born pontiff exonerates the Jewish people for the death of Jesus<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 and Jewish leaders consider it something of a milestone:<\/p>\n

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In \u201cJesus of Nazareth\u201d excerpts released Wednesday, Benedict uses a biblical and theological analysis to explain why it is not true that the Jewish people as a whole were responsible for Jesus\u2019 death.<\/p>\n

Interpretations to the contrary have been used for centuries to justify the persecution of Jews.<\/p>\n

While the Vatican has for five decades taught that Jews weren\u2019t collectively responsible, Jewish scholars said Wednesday the argument laid out by the\u00a0German-born\u00a0pontiff<\/a>, who has had his share of mishaps with Jews, was significant and would help fight anti-Semitism today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a natural human tendency to take things for granted, and very often this tends to lead to a lapse in awareness and consciousness\u201d about the risk of anti-Semitism, said\u00a0Rabbi\u00a0David\u00a0Rosen<\/a>, head of interreligious affairs at the American Jewish Committee and a longtime leader in Vatican-Jewish dialogue.<\/p>\n

He noted that the Vatican issued its most authoritative document on the issue in 1965, \u201cNostra Aetate,\u201d which revolutionized the Catholic Church\u2019s relations with Jews by saying Christ\u2019s death could not be attributed to Jews as a whole at the time or today.<\/p>\n

Rosen said the pope\u2019s words might make a bigger, more lasting mark because the faithful tend to read Scripture and commentary more so than\u00a0church\u00a0documents<\/a>, particularly old church documents.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Catholic News Service has more details<\/strong><\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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