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Hahn tells Post-Gazette that he'd rather see the bishops call targeting Jews for conversion pastorally unacceptable—not theologically unacceptable. Others quoted in the story disagree with Hahn's wish, but agree that Reflections on Covenant and Mission goes way beyond the Vatican's teaching on evangelizing Jews.

We'll have more on this later, but those interested in evangelical beliefs about Jews should check out Richard Mouw's 2001 Christianity Today article, "The Chosen People Puzzle." Be sure also to check out the "Related Elsewhere" items at the bottom of that page, which include links to Christianity Todayeditorials, statements by Billy Graham, and other articles on the topic.

More on Catholicism:

• Medics on alert for Pope visit | More than 100 doctors will be on standby in Krakow for ailing Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland next week (AFP)
  
  
• Pope calls for international presence in Mideast | While Palestinians have supported the idea of an international presence, Israel has vehemently opposed it (Associated Press)
  
  
• Church boot losing its kick | Excommunication isn't extinct, as the Vatican made clear again this week, but the ancient punishment is used rarely enough to make it seem not only unstylish, but obsolete (New York Daily News)
  
  
• The Rev. John McCloskey: The Catholic Church's K Street lobbyist (Chris Suellentrop, Slate.com)
  
  
• A saint who guides migrants to a promised land | Thousands of pilgrims, and one savvy priest, have turned a Mexican village into a booming religious tourism spot (The New York Times)
  
  
• Sinner vs. sinner: Whose is bigger? | Without Sunday Mass, there is definitely something missing. But there is also something gained (Joan Vennochi, The Boston Globe)
  
  
• New church post for wedded priest | Emmanuel Milingo will return to faith-healing in Italy when he finishes a one-year retreat (Reuters)
  
  
• Earlier: Why Are Pastors Flying to Moon? | Recent black clergy firings are only the latest chapter in Unification Church's efforts to court Christian leaders (Christianity Today, Aug. 8, 2001)

Persecution in Indonesia:

• Five dead in attack on Christian villages in Indonesia (AFP)
  
  
• Violence rocks Sulawesi truce | Gunmen have shot dead at least five people in raids on two Christian villages on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (BBC)
  
  
• One dead, three missing in Indonesia's tense Poso | Tensions flared anew between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's troubled region of Central Sulawesi (Reuters)
  
  
• Jakarta rejects Muslim law and alters presidential voting | The rejection of a proposal to introduce Islamic Shariah law came even before it was put to a vote by the 700-member People's Consultative Assembly (The New York Times)

Pakistan:

• Pakistani police arrest militant | Suspect had hand grenades, is charged with planning attacks (Associated Press)
  
  
• Pakistan's president promises increased security | Calls attacks on Christians 'despicable' (Associated Press)
  
  
• Also: Musharraf condemns Islamic militants (BBC)
  
  
• Pak Christians stage peace march | Waving placards and banners and holding bunches of white tulips, they paraded on major roads in Islamabad for almost 90 minutes before converging outside United Nations offices (AFP)
  
  

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August (Web-only) 2002, Vol. 46