Denouncing anti-Semitism which he said has roots that are “deep and dark,” Archbishop Robert E, Lucey, whose Roman Catholic jurisdiction includes 32 Texas counties, opened an educational drive this weekend, designed to improve Jewish-Christian relations.
In a letter to all the priests in his archdiocese, the Archbishop announced the issuance of a set of six books designed to educate laymen in the spiritual and human aspects of Catholic-Jewish relations. He ordered every parish priest to distribute the material. Noting the “deep and dark” roots of anti-Semitism, he told the priests: “We can never know precisely where they dwell and when they surface. It is vital that all people become informed of the truth about the sin against our Christian conscience.”
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