Waldemar Chrostowski

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Waldemar Chrostowski

Monsignor Waldemar Chrostowski (b. 1 February 1951 in Chrostowo) is a Polish Catholic priest, Bible scholar, theologian and writer. He was the co-winner of The Ratzinger Prize for 2014,[1] which, according to Jewish Political Studies Review, is frequently known as "Nobel Prize for Catholic theology".[2]

Chrostowski was educated at the Pontifical Biblical Institute (1978–1983) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1979–1980). In the post-Communist era he was a figure in Catholic/Jewish relations, and until 1998, he was the chairman of the .[2] At times a controversial presence in that field as he faced criticism by Father Stanisław Musiał on the issue of antisemitism.[3] Chrostowski is critical of a "climate of philo-Semitism" that he believes has overcome the Catholic Church. According to Chrostowski, while Christians seek "objective good", "Jews, on the other hand, ask what is good for the Jews".[2] Chrostowski also claimed that "the Holocaust was organized in Poland in order to destroy the good name of Poland".[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Radio Vaticana
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tausch, Arno. "The Polish Theologian Waldemar Chrostowski and the Setback of the Christian-Jewish Dialogue". Jewish Political Studies Review. 29 (1–2).
  3. ^ Peter Hayes; Doris L. Bergen; Holocaust Educational Foundation (14 November 2008). Lessons and Legacies VIII: From Generation to Generation. Northwestern University Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-8101-2533-9.
  4. ^ Michlic, Joanna Beata (2017). "'At the Crossroads': Jedwabne and Polish Historiography of the Holocaust". Dapim: Studies on the Holocaust. 31 (3): 296–306. doi:10.1080/23256249.2017.1376793.
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