22/05/2024 08:30 - 13:15

HALL: FATESI - DI GIOVANNI

Proponent: Cimino A.

Chair: Cimino A., Maligot C., Solazzo C.

Speaker: Cerny-Werner R., Choinska D., Cimino A., De Marchi S., Dillon M., Maligot C., Solazzo C.

This panel aims to critically examine key paradigm shifts in the history and theology of Jewish-Catholic dialogue, with a specific focus on the decades following WWII up to the present day.
The panel will be divided into several sub-sessions covering different topics. The first segment will explore Holocaust memory and awareness (1940s-1960s), delving into how Catholics perceived the Holocaust in the immediate post-war decades. The session will also address how individuals in the pews and Church leadership interpreted the Holocaust and whether Holocaust awareness influenced the Vatican II attempts to draft a declaration on Jews, ultimately rejecting anti-Judaism.
The second part will examine the Anti-Jewish complex and mindset from the 1950s to Vatican II and beyond, questioning why the Roman Catholic Church remained cautious in condemning antisemitism in the aftermath of the war.
The third part will explore shifts, constants, and inventions regarding anti-Judaism within the Catholic tradition, both contemporary and historical.
The fourth part will focus on the European context, addressing the major actions undertaken by the European Union from its foundation up to the most recent strategy on combating antisemitism. 
This panel will accept papers concerning these topics related to Jewish-Catholic relations, and based on Historical, Theological and Juridical sources.