The Catholic-Jewish dialogue in particular was in good hands with him. When a distinguished Jewish scholar thanked him for what he had done to cultivate Catholic-Jewish relations, he replied: “That was not me, that was Providence,” and then added with his inimitable smile: “And me.”
矛盾的是，他发现与基督教以外的宗教沟通反而更为容易。特别是天主教与犹太教之间的谈话，他尤为得心应手。当一个著名的犹太学者感谢他为培养天主教-犹太教关系所作的努力时，他回答：“那不是我，是神意眷顾，”随后，带着他独特的笑容，加了一句，“还有我。”