Pope reaffirms that calls for the destruction of Israel are antisemitic

On the fiftieth anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican declaration which put an end to the centuries-old official antisemitic theology of the Catholic church, the Pope has condemned antisemitism, including that which masquerades as political discourse about Israel. Pope Francis said: “To attack Jews is antisemitism, but an outright attack on the State of Israel is […]