October 28, 1965
50th Anniversary! In a bold statement of interfaith relations, Nostra aetate, the “Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions” of the Second Vatican Council, is promulgated by Pope Paul VI: “In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship to non-Christian religions. In her task of promoting unity and love among men, indeed among nations, she considers above all in this declaration what men have in common and what draws them to fellowship.” The declaration also absolves the Jews of responsibility for the death of Jesus, reversing Innocent III’s 760-year-old declaration. (read the whole document)
