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Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, reflects on Pope Benedict’s impact on Jewish-Catholic relations. “There were some bumps in the road, some moments that created tension\u2026but they clearly were aberrations in a path that strengthened relations between the Church and the Jewish community,” he says.<\/p>\n

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