On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 349- 0, H. Con. Resolution 260, recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. The Declaration, known as Nostra Aetate, began an era of improved relationships between the Catholic Church and the Jewish community around the world. The Concurrent Resolution encourages the President to exert the leadership of the United States to work toward ensuring that anti-Semitism and all forms of religious hatred and racial bigotry are not tolerated worldwide.
UPDATE: On November 10, the U.S. Senate also approved H. Con. Resolution 260.
