But I suppose it\u2019s right and proper that the Pope does so.<\/p>\n
The Jews are not to blame for Jesus\u2019 crucifixion: since he died to atone for the sins of all, we are all to blame.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Jews are not to blame for the crucifixion and death of Jesus, Pope Benedict\u00a0 XVI said today.<\/p>\n In extracts released from his forthcoming book on Jesus of Nazareth, the Pope\u00a0 completely exonerates the Jewish people of any culpability of the death of Christ.<\/p>\n He directly confronts the controversial text of St Matthew\u2019s Gospel in which \u2018the Jews\u2019 demand the execution of Jesus and shout to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate: \u2018Let his blood be on us and on our children.’<\/p>\n The passage has been described even by Catholics as a \u2018rallying cry for anti-Semites down the centuries\u2019.<\/p>\n But the Pope says the Gospel writer meant the mob in the courtyard and not\u00a0 the Jewish people in general.<\/p>\n As such the crowd was representative of the whole of sinful humanity, he said.<\/p>\n Then he explains that the blood of Jesus was not \u2018poured out against anyone,\u00a0it is poured out for many, for all\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" But I suppose it\u2019s right and proper that the Pope does so. The Jews are not to blame for Jesus\u2019 crucifixion: since he died to atone for the sins of all, we are all to blame. From here: The Jews … Continue reading