▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁Catholic ism . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Herz l ▁met ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁X , ▁who ▁replied ▁to ▁his ▁request ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁Jewish ▁return ▁to ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁terms , ▁saying ▁that ▁" we ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁favor ▁this ▁movement . ▁We ▁cannot ▁prevent ▁the ▁Jews ▁from ▁going ▁to ▁Jerusalem , ▁but ▁we ▁could ▁never ▁san ction ▁it   ... ▁The ▁Jews ▁have ▁not ▁recognized ▁our ▁Lord , ▁therefore ▁we ▁cannot ▁recognize ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁same ▁period ical ▁published ▁a ▁piece ▁by ▁its ▁V ienn ese ▁correspond ent , ▁" anti - S emit ism ▁is ▁nothing ▁but ▁the ▁absolutely ▁necessary ▁and ▁natural ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁Jews ' ▁ar rog ance ... ▁Catholic ▁anti - S emit ism ▁- ▁while ▁never ▁going ▁beyond ▁the ▁moral ▁law ▁- ▁adopt s ▁all ▁necessary ▁means ▁to ▁em an cip ate ▁the ▁Christian ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁ab use ▁they ▁suffer ▁from ▁their ▁sw orn ▁enemy ". ▁This ▁initial ▁attitude ▁changed ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁at ▁the ▁V at ican ▁sym pos ium ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁rejected ▁the ▁Christian ▁roots ▁of ▁ant is emit ism , ▁stating ▁that ▁"...   the ▁wrong ▁and ▁un just ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁supposed ▁gu ilt ▁[ in ▁Christ ' s ▁death ] ▁circul ated ▁for ▁too