1) Avoid, as much as possible, responding in writing to Jewish authorities, but rather do it orally.

3) Children who have been baptized must not be entrusted to institutions that would not be in a position to guarantee their Christian upbringing.

4) For children who no longer have their parents, given the fact that the Church has responsibility for them, it is not acceptable for them to be abandoned by the Church or entrusted to any persons who have no rights over them, at least until they are in a position to choose themselves. This, evidently, is for children who would not have been baptized.


It is to be noted that this decision of the Holy Congregation of the Holy Office has been approved by the Holy Father.

Quelle: The New York Times vom 09.01.2005