President Shazar expressed the hope today that the “enlightened intentions” of the Second Vatican Council and other Christian churches to combat religious persecution and racial hatred would soon be translated into deeds.
He made the comment in receiving the leaders of Israel’s 16 Christian denominations to present them with New Year’s greetings. Archbishop Hakim, head of the Greek Catholic Church, said in his response, that it was indeed now up to the clergy to implement the declarations approved by the Ecumenical Council, both in regard to other Christian churches “as well as vis-a-vis our Jewish and Moslem brethren.”
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