Amazon removes book that refers to “subversive activities” of Jews against Catholic Church

Amazon has removed an inflammatory book listing from its website which makes reference to the “subversive activities” of Jews carried out against the Catholic church.

The Amazon listing of The Plot Against the Church, reportedly written in 1961 by a group of Mexican priests under the pseudonym Maurice Pinay, featured a description that referred to Judaism as an “enemy” of the Catholic church.

It added that “Jews, Masons and Communists” are using the Catholic church to further the aims of “atheistic communism” and referred to the “subversive activities” of Jewish people.

A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “Selling a product whose sales pitch includes references to the ‘subversive activities’ of Jews is repugnant and has no place on Amazon. We are pleased that the retailer removed this unashamedly racist material from its platform following our call to do so.”

An Amazon spokesperson said: “We’re always listening to feedback and take these concerns very seriously. The title flagged is being removed from sale. We have policies governing which books can be listed and invest significant time and resources to ensure our guidelines are followed. We remove products that do not adhere to our guidelines and also promptly investigate any book when a concern is raised.”