NEW : Jewish reaction to pope 's words are broadly but not uniformly positive . Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church is `` profoundly and irrevocably committed to reject all anti-Semitism . '' Pope speaks after meeting with Jewish leaders at the Vatican . The New York Times reports that " a group of prominent American Jews said they were shocked by his comments and called on him to apologize for them. Vatican has ordered Holocaust-denying bishop to recant .
NEW : Jewish reaction to pope 's words are broadly but not uniformly positive . Pope speaks after meeting with Jewish leaders at the Vatican . The New York Times reports that " a group of prominent American Jews said they were shocked by his comments and called on him to apologize for them. Vatican has ordered Holocaust-denying bishop to recant .