Title: Illogical
Product review: This odd book tries to argue that the hierarchy of the Catholic Church promoted anti-Semitism, but it proves just the opposite.In its treatment of the patristic period, for example, it notes how the teachings of St. Augustine and St. Gregory the Great condemned violence against Jews. This teaching helped to reduce the popular anti-Semitism inherited from the pagan Roman Empire.In the medieval period, popes and councils repeatedly intervened to defend Jews against popular anti-Semitic "blood libels" still alive in rural populations.What the book proves is that the Catholic Church, with the popes in the lead, has systematically fought anti-Semitism and denounced those who attempted to kill and molest Jews. But the author uses his evidence to arrive at just the opposite conclusion.I wonder why.
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