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Nostra Aetate

The Second Vatican Council’s 1965 declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions.

Author: Second Vatican Council
Publisher: The Holy See
Tradition: Roman Catholic
Accessed: 2026-10-06

Citation

Second Vatican Council, Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, proclaimed by Pope Paul VI, October 28, 1965, The Holy See, accessed October 6, 2026.

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The Torah covenant is everlasting"New covenant" is Jeremiah's phrase, promised to Israel and Judah with the Torah written on the heart. Christians claim Jesus fulfills it, not that God replaced Israel.