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    Catholic World News, United States
    Oct 19 2004

    Catholic, Jewish leader urge respect for Jerusalem

    Rome, Oct. 19 (CWNews.com) - A three-day meeting of Catholic and
    Jewish officials has concluded with a joint statement urging
    political leaders to respect the sacred character of the city of
    Jerusalem.

    The statement punctuated the 4th session of dialogue arranged by the
    Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with Jews, together
    with the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Rabbi Shar Yishuv Cohen of Haifa
    led the Jewish delegation; Cardinal Jorge Mejia, the retired Vatican
    archivist, was the top representative of the Holy See.

    After three days of discussions in Grottaferrata, just south of Rome,
    the group issued a three-part statement. It began with a clear
    commitment to continuing the inter-religious dialogue: "We are not
    enemies, but unequivocal partners in articulating the essential moral
    values for the survival and welfare of human society."

    The statement went on to affirm that "Jerusalem has a sacred
    character for all the children of Abraham." The group asked world
    leaders "to respect this character and to prevent actions which
    offend the sensibilities of religious communities that rely in
    Jerusalem and hold her dear."

    The third point of the joint statement was directed at religious
    leaders, asking them to "protest publicly" against "actions of
    disrespect toward religious persons, symbols, and holy sites." The
    statement specifically mentioned a recent violent assault on the
    Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Jerusalem and the desecration of
    cemeteries.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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