Nostra Aetate - In Our Time

100 any discrimination against men or harassment of them because of their race, colour, condition of life, or reli- gion. On the contrary, following in the footsteps of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, this sacred synod ardently implores the Christian faithful to “maintain good fellow- ship among the nations” (1 Peter 2:12), and, if possible, to live for their part in peace with all men 14 , so that they may truly be sons of the Father who is in heaven 15 . NOTES 1 Cf. Acts 17:26 2 Cf. Wis. 8:1; Acts 14:17; Rom. 2:6–7; 1 Tim. 2:4 3 Cf. Apoc. 21:23f. 4 Cf. 2 Cor. 5:18–19 5 Cf. St. Gregory VII, letter XXI to Anzir (Nacir), King of Mauritania (Pl. 148, col. 450f.) 6 Cf. Gal. 3:7 7 Cf. Rom. 11:17–24 8 Cf. Eph. 2:14–16 9 Cf. Lk. 19:44 10 Cf. Rom. 11:28 11 Cf. Rom. 11:28–29; cf. Dogmatic Constitution, Lumen Gentium (Light of Nations) AAS, 57 (1965) pg. 20 12 Cf. Is. 66:23; Ps. 65:4; Rom. 11:11–32 13 Cf. John. 19:6 14 Cf. Rom. 12:18 15 Cf. Matt. 5:45 NOSTRA AETATE – THE DECLARAT ION