Nostra Aetate (Declaration on Relation to Non-Christian Religions)
Nostra Aetate
Authority: Second Vatican Ecumenical Council
Official Summary & Scope
Declaration on the Church's relation to non-Christian religions, emphasizing interreligious dialogue, common human brotherhood, and condemning anti-Semitism.
Opening Proclamation (Incipit)
"Nostra Aetate rejects nothing of what is true and holy in non-Christian religions, affirming the spiritual bond connecting the People of the New Covenant with Abraham's stock."