Catholics and the Holocaust Dinand Library
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
GOD OF OUR FATHERS, YOU CHOSE ABRAHAM AND HIS DESCENDANTS TO BRING YOUR NAME TO TO THE NATIONS; WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THOSE WHO IN THE COURSE OF HISTORY HAVE CAUSED THESE CHILDREN OF YOURS TO SUFFER, AND ASKING YOUR FORGIVENESS WE WISH TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO GENUINE BROTHERHOOD WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE COVENANT. JOANNES PAULUS II JERUSALEM, 26 MARCH 2000