Significant Outstanding Issues
Despite considerable progress in improving relations during the period covered by this article, points of contention still exist between the Catholic Church and the Jewish community. Importantly, some criticise the Church for failing to ‘grab the bull by the horns and look at Christian culpability and Church culpability for the Holocaust.’ Several decisions supported by Pope John Paul II prompted criticism among some members of the Jewish community, including:
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