In less than 20 centuries the case is settled! Pope Benedict XVI (seen in the photo wearing his white papal kippah) confirms that THE JEWS were not and are not responsible for the death of Jesus by the Romans in CE 33.
Though Vatican II (back in the 1960s) rejected the previous 1800 years of Church teaching that interpreted JEWS as collectively guilty for the crucifixion, Pope Benedict's book, that comes out this week, is being "hailed" by Jewish leaders because the Pope states clearly that all the followers of Jesus and Jesus himself were JEWS so EVERYBODY involved was a JEW. Except the Romans. In any case, the Pope points out that the crucifixion leads to "salvation" and not to "revenge" so this whole blaming of the JEWS is wrong.
About time, said Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though the direct quote is: "My fervent hope is that your clarity and courage will strengthen relations between Jews and Christians throughout the world and help promote peace and reconciliation for years to come."
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