VATICAN CITY (AP) – A Jewish leader met with Vatican officials this week to ask them to restate church teachings on the Crucifixion, saying Mel Gibson’s new film contradicts the church’s position that the Jews as a people were not responsible for Jesus’ death.
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Foxman told a news conference Wednesday in Rome that the Roman Catholic Church had a responsibility to set the record straight on its own teachings about Christ’s Passion, since many people who see the film may think it reflects official church teaching.
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