About Catholics for Israel

• We are a Catholic apostolate, faithful to the Magisterium, of Jewish and Gentile Catholics from Israel and from the nations.
• We believe that God’s plan of salvation awaits the “Final Marriage” of Israel and the Church, where:
  • Gentile Christians will repent for past acts of Christian anti-Semitism and come to a greater appreciation and love of their Jewish roots; (CCC 528)
  • the Jewish people will come to recognize Jesus as Messiah of Israel and Son of God – yet without forsaking their Jewish identity, culture, and heritage; (CCC 674)
  • both will be united in God’s “Ark of Salvation,” the Catholic Church. (CCC 845)
• Towards this end we wish to:
  • foster a love for the Jewish people and for Israel by reflecting on the Jewish roots of the Christian faith and the “mystery of Israel” in God’s plan of salvation. This includes combating anti-Semitism (often disguised as anti-Zionism) and the errors of replacement theology and dual-covenant theology. (CCC 839)
  • foster a greater understanding and love for Jesus, “light to the nations and glory of Israel” – Messiah of Israel, Savior and Son of God. (CCC 430-455)
  • present the Catholic faith in a way that reveals how the Church accomplishes all that was promised to Israel and extends into time the work of Jesus the Messiah. Although Israel’s election is irrevocable, the Catholic Church is “the world reconciled” and the new people of God “where humanity must rediscover its unity and salvation.” (CCC 845)