▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁III ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 9 : ▁No ▁Christian ▁shall ▁do ▁the ▁Jews ▁any ▁personal ▁injury , ▁except ▁in ▁executing ▁the ▁jud g ments ▁of ▁a ▁judge , ▁or ▁dep rive ▁them ▁of ▁their ▁poss essions , ▁or ▁change ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁privileges ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁have . ▁During ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁their ▁festiv als , ▁no ▁one ▁shall ▁disturb ▁them ▁by ▁be ating ▁them ▁with ▁clubs ▁or ▁by ▁throwing ▁stones ▁at ▁them . ▁No ▁one ▁shall ▁comp el ▁them ▁to ▁render ▁any ▁services ▁except ▁those ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁render . ▁And ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁bas eness ▁and ▁av ar ice ▁of ▁w icked ▁men ▁we ▁forb id ▁anyone ▁to ▁def ace ▁or ▁damage ▁their ▁c em eter ies ▁or ▁to ▁ext ort ▁money ▁from ▁them ▁by ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁ex h ume ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁their ▁dead . ▁ ▁The ▁charge ▁was ▁circul ated ▁that ▁they ▁wished ▁to ▁d ish on or ▁the ▁Host , ▁which ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁believe ▁is ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁ ▁Black ▁Death ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Black ▁Death ▁ra ged ▁through ▁Europe ▁( 1 3 4 6 – 5 3 ), ▁the ▁charge ▁was ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁Jews ▁had ▁poison ed ▁the ▁well s .< ref > Jean ▁de ▁Ven ette , ▁prior ▁of ▁a ▁Car mel ite ▁convent ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁wrote : ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁theory