Catholicanons,
Most here understand that our church, and our faith, has been corrupted by a terrible evil. The effects of this are far reaching. Most know that the most visible effects came after Vatican II, but what changed?
One major change was the Catholic Church's official doctrine on Judaism. Prior to Vatican II, the churches position was well known and documented. In an essay published 1890, during the papacy of based Pope Leo XIII, the church gave a thorough explanation of the modern jewish problem, and it's historical and theological origins. The concerns will seem eerily familiar to what we are faced with today.
"The Jewish Question in Europe," as it was titled, was published in the papal encyclical Civilita Cattolica-whose contents are vetted by the office of the Holy See. Here is the essay in full:
http://catholicapologetics.info/apologetics/judaism/jewrope.htm
Any Catholic on this board who has even the SLIGHTEST interest in what the OFFICIAL church teaching was on the jews BEFORE the corruption of Vatican II (after which all negative teachings were expurgated from liturgies and schools), owes it to themselves to read this.
Aside from detailing the very real problems of modern Judaism, the essay reinforces the Catholic Church's historic modus vivendi in dealing with 'the Jew':
Sicut Jadaeis Non
you are not to harm the Jew, ""but neither are you to let the Jew harm your culture"". The second half of this equation is virtually ignored by the Church, partly because it has internalized (is internalizing) Jewish values following Vatican II.
God bless you frens.
"The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself." St Augustine of Hippo