Saturday, March 3, 2012

GLEMP REGRETS REMARKS ON JEWS.(Main)

Byline: Peter Steinfels New York Times

Cardinal Jozef Glemp told a dozen leaders of Jewish groups Friday that he recognized the pain caused by statements he made in a widely publicized homily in August 1989.

He also said that "through dialogue" he had come to understand how his statements were viewed as "fostering stereotypes of Jews and Judaism" and were "based on mistaken information."

"I regret sincerely that this unfortunate situation occurred," he told the delegation in a statement issued after a meeting at the headquarters of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The meeting was arranged to build understanding with American …

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