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 | | The Vatican's 'Nostra Aetate,' credited with ushering in a new era, was issued 40 years ago. |
 | | Among the events that Catholics and Jews cite as evidence of greatly improved relations since "Nostra Aetate" are John Paul's visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome early in his pontificate, and his visit later to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. |
 | | For example, the bishops of the Second Vatican Council, which produced "Nostra Aetate," decried the bishops of the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 for having declared that Jews must not be seen in public during Easter week, must pay a yearly tax at Easter and must wear distinctive clothing. |
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