Since his election in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI has made a number of significant statements and gestures towards the Jewish people.

He has strongly denounced anti-Semitism, repudiated Holocaust denial and distortion, and pledged to continue strengthening Catholic-Jewish relations, continuing the groundbreaking path set by his predecessor Pope John Paul II.

Here, ADL provides a selection of the words of Pope Benedict XVI -- on Israel, on Judaism, and the Holocaust.