| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 4381 |
| AUTHOR: | Jean Marie Cardinal Lustiger, Archbishop of Paris |
| QUOTATION: | I was born Jewish and so I remain, even if that’s unacceptable for many…. For me, the vocation of Israel is bringing light to the goyim. That’s my hope and I believe that Christianity is the means for achieving it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Comment two years after becoming archbishop, quoted by John Vinocur “A Most Special Cardinal” NY Times 20 Mar 83 |
| SUBJECTS: | Humankind: Religion: Polity & Religious Leaders |
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