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Pope Benedict XVIs recent letter to bishops authorizing wider use of the 1962 Roman Missal, commonly referred to as the Latin Mass, has provoked strong reactions from Jews and Catholics worldwide who are committed to furthering the historic work of reconciliation begun at the Second Vatican Council with the This article appears in October 8 2007.

Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn lives in Jerusalem, Israel, and has worked extensively in the field of Jewish-Catholic reconciliation. His recent books are To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values and Israel and the Nations: The Bible, the Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations.