Le rôle précurseur de la Congrégation Notre-Dame de Sion dans les relations entre l'Église catholique et le judaïsme

Abstract

Before the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church considered the Jewish people as a deicide people, condemned and cursed by God; after this event, it gave up what was called “Replacement Theology,” engaged in dialogue, asserted the permanency of God’s choice of Israel, and considered Jews as “elder brothers.” In this article, the author studies the role of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion in the evolution of the way in which the Catholic Church has viewed Jews and Judaism. This role has brought about a theological rethinking and a change of mindset, which led, more or less directly, to the declaration Nostra Aetate of the Second Vatican Council.