Strengthen relations

A document released Dec. 10 by the Vatican said Roman Catholics should witness to their faith but not undertake organized efforts to convert Jews, a significant step forward in the once tense relations between the two faiths. “The Gifts and Calling of God are Irrevocable” also called for greater efforts among Roman Catholics to fight anti-Semitism. The Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations With the Jews released the document to mark the 50th anniversary of a statement on Catholic-Jewish relations in which the church formally rejected the notion that Jews were responsible for Jesus’ death.