Nostra Aetate

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Nostra Aetate is a landmark declaration of the Second Vatican Council that redefined the Catholic Church’s relationship with non-Christian religions, especially Judaism, by promoting dialogue, respect, and repudiation of antisemitism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church document
Second Vatican Council declaration
conciliar declaration
addresses the attitude of the Church toward Muslims
the mystery of the Church’s relationship to the Jewish people
affirms spiritual bond between Christians and Jews
the Jewish roots of Christianity
approvedBy Second Vatican Council
callsFor fraternal dialogue
overcoming discrimination
overcoming religious hatred
condemns antisemitism
council Second Vatican Council
encourages dialogue with non-Christian religions
mutual understanding
respect for other religions
focusesOn Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
other non-Christian religions
genre magisterial document
hasEnglishTitle In Our Time
hasLatinTitle Nostra aetate
linked to: Nostra Aetate
hasType declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions
linked to: Nostra Aetate
historicalSignificance marked a major shift in Catholic teaching on Judaism
marked a major shift in Catholic teaching on non-Christian religions
influenced Catholic–Jewish relations
linked to: Nostra Aetate

interreligious dialogue
languageOfTitle Latin
length 5 sections
openingWords Nostra aetate
linked to: Nostra Aetate
partOf documents of the Second Vatican Council
placeOfPromulgation Vatican City
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
promulgationDate 1965-10-28
recognizes elements of holiness in other religions
elements of truth in other religions
rejects any form of persecution based on religion
collective Jewish guilt for the death of Jesus
the charge of deicide against all Jews
religiousTradition Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sectionCount 5
sectionNumberDiscussingJudaism 4
subject relationship of the Catholic Church to non-Christian religions
teaches that all people form one community with a common origin in God
that the Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in other religions

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Ad Gentes relatedTo Nostra Aetate
Dignitatis Humanae relatedDocument Nostra Aetate
Nostra Aetate hasLatinTitle Nostra aetate
linked to: Nostra Aetate
Nostra Aetate openingWords Nostra aetate
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Nostra Aetate influenced Catholic–Jewish relations
linked to: Nostra Aetate
Nostra Aetate hasType declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions
linked to: Nostra Aetate
Documents of the Second Vatican Council hasPart Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
linked to: Nostra Aetate
Documents of the Second Vatican Council hasPart Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions Nostra Aetate
linked to: Nostra Aetate
Declaratio de Libertate Religiosa relatedTo Second Vatican Council document Nostra Aetate
linked to: Nostra Aetate
In Our Time hasLatinTitle Nostra Aetate
In Our Time hasShortDescription Second Vatican Council declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions
linked to: Nostra Aetate
In Our Time hasIncipit Nostra aetate
linked to: Nostra Aetate