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I disagree in that there are many within the Christian Churches that are anti-Semites ( I have met many but it is not what Christ taught) but here is what Pope Francis told a Jewish delegation at Vatican on November 6, 2018. You might be shocked to find out that the official position of the Jewish Virtual Library is:
We condemn all discriminatory measures against any religious or racial group. We proclaim with Pope Pius XI that "it is not possible for Christians to have any part in anti-Semitism." By attacking a people from whom Christ was born, anti-Semitism is manifestly anti-Christian in its roots. Every doctrine is contrary to Christianity that mistakenly or out of hatred prevents men from exercising their natural rights by reason of their ethnic or religious affiliation. If individuals or established social and religious groups harm the common good, punishment for such acts should be meted out according to the responsibilities of the persons involved. Preventative measures cannot deprive any individual of his natural rights and of the conditions of a free, dignified, and humane life-that the state by reason of its existence ought to guarantee to each person. Every exceptional or discriminatory law is unjust. We know moreover that Christians ought not only care for themselves and their interests but also for the good of their brothers and the future of justice and law. The abominable racial, religious, and political persecutions which today bloody the word wound the health of each of us who belong to Christ.
Jacques Maritain, Oeuvres Completes, vol. 7, 1224.Quoted in: Jacques Maritain and the Jews, ed. by Robert Royal (Notre Dame 1994).
‘A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite,’ Pope Francis tells Jewish delegation at Vatican
November 6, 2018
'A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite,' Pope Francis tells Jewish delegation at Vatican - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Pope Francis lamented anti-Semitic attacks and spread a message to ban anti-Semitism during an audience with Jewish emissaries.
On Monday, the pope for the first time at the Vatican received delegates from the World Congress of Mountain Jews, descendants of Jews who left ancient Persia and settled in the Caucasus.
Two weeks after the attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers, Francis read a statement at the meeting that said “Sadly, anti-Semitic attitudes are also present in our own times.
“A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite; we share the same roots. It would be a contradiction of faith and life. Rather, we are called to commit ourselves to ensure anti-Semitism is banned from the human community,” he said.
The day after the Pittsburgh attack, the Francis said in his weekly prayers that “all of us are wounded by this inhuman act of violence.”
The Argentina-born pope, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, was close to the victims of the terrorist attack on a Jewish target in his hometown.
Francis also told the Mountain Jews: “I have always sought to emphasize the importance of friendship between Jews and Catholics. It is based on a fraternity grounded in the history of salvation and it finds concrete expression in concern for one another. Together with you, I would like to offer thanks to the Giver of every gift for the blessing of our friendship, which is a reason and an impetus to mutual dialogue.”
The pope closed his remarks with “Shalom aleichem!”
Anti-semitic | Definition of Anti-semitic by Merriam-Webster
: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group
Definition of anti-Semitism
: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
Many Christians do not consider anti-Judaism to be antisemitism. They regard anti-Judaism as a disagreement of religiously sincere people with the tenets of Judaism, while regarding antisemitism as an emotional bias or hatred not specifically targeting the religion of Judaism.
Is Christianity Anti-Semitic? by Barry Leventhal
Is Christianity Anti-Semitic? • Jews for Jesus
Anti-Semitism in Christianity Today
https://int.icej.org/susans-blog/anti-semitism-christianity-today
Jewish Virtual Library - Anti-Semitism Table of Contents
We condemn all discriminatory measures against any religious or racial group. We proclaim with Pope Pius XI that "it is not possible for Christians to have any part in anti-Semitism." By attacking a people from whom Christ was born, anti-Semitism is manifestly anti-Christian in its roots. Every doctrine is contrary to Christianity that mistakenly or out of hatred prevents men from exercising their natural rights by reason of their ethnic or religious affiliation. If individuals or established social and religious groups harm the common good, punishment for such acts should be meted out according to the responsibilities of the persons involved. Preventative measures cannot deprive any individual of his natural rights and of the conditions of a free, dignified, and humane life-that the state by reason of its existence ought to guarantee to each person. Every exceptional or discriminatory law is unjust. We know moreover that Christians ought not only care for themselves and their interests but also for the good of their brothers and the future of justice and law. The abominable racial, religious, and political persecutions which today bloody the word wound the health of each of us who belong to Christ.
Jacques Maritain, Oeuvres Completes, vol. 7, 1224.Quoted in: Jacques Maritain and the Jews, ed. by Robert Royal (Notre Dame 1994).
‘A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite,’ Pope Francis tells Jewish delegation at Vatican
November 6, 2018
'A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite,' Pope Francis tells Jewish delegation at Vatican - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Pope Francis lamented anti-Semitic attacks and spread a message to ban anti-Semitism during an audience with Jewish emissaries.
On Monday, the pope for the first time at the Vatican received delegates from the World Congress of Mountain Jews, descendants of Jews who left ancient Persia and settled in the Caucasus.
Two weeks after the attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers, Francis read a statement at the meeting that said “Sadly, anti-Semitic attitudes are also present in our own times.
“A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite; we share the same roots. It would be a contradiction of faith and life. Rather, we are called to commit ourselves to ensure anti-Semitism is banned from the human community,” he said.
The day after the Pittsburgh attack, the Francis said in his weekly prayers that “all of us are wounded by this inhuman act of violence.”
The Argentina-born pope, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, was close to the victims of the terrorist attack on a Jewish target in his hometown.
Francis also told the Mountain Jews: “I have always sought to emphasize the importance of friendship between Jews and Catholics. It is based on a fraternity grounded in the history of salvation and it finds concrete expression in concern for one another. Together with you, I would like to offer thanks to the Giver of every gift for the blessing of our friendship, which is a reason and an impetus to mutual dialogue.”
The pope closed his remarks with “Shalom aleichem!”
Anti-semitic | Definition of Anti-semitic by Merriam-Webster
: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group
Definition of anti-Semitism
: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
Many Christians do not consider anti-Judaism to be antisemitism. They regard anti-Judaism as a disagreement of religiously sincere people with the tenets of Judaism, while regarding antisemitism as an emotional bias or hatred not specifically targeting the religion of Judaism.
Is Christianity Anti-Semitic? by Barry Leventhal
Is Christianity Anti-Semitic? • Jews for Jesus
Anti-Semitism in Christianity Today
https://int.icej.org/susans-blog/anti-semitism-christianity-today
Jewish Virtual Library - Anti-Semitism Table of Contents
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