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EWTN: Jews can be saved without converting!

The following was found on the EWTN Q&A Forum.
We have reproduced it here in case EWTN removes the
post:
Conversion of Jews, 'The Passion'
Question from Jacob on 08-14-2003:

Must I, as a Jew, convert and believe that Jesus is
the Messiah and is God, or does the current Catholic
church teach that I may be saved by my being a Jew?

Also, isn't it a given that anti-Semitism will arise
from Mel Gibson's movie?

Answer by Catholic Answers on 08-14-2003:

Dear Jacob,

Would that you were given the grace to recognize Jesus
as the Son of God and could join the Catholic Church.
But if you honestly cannot accept Him as such, by
living a life as a devout Jew, you can reach heaven.
This is what the Catholic Church teaches. AND Mel
Gibson's movie, "The Passion" does NOT contradict
this.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P."

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I assume that prior to VII, the Church taught that all Jews were going to Hell. Please provide documentation to demonstrate this.