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Antisemitism: Four Clear Reasons Why Catholics Must Speak Up
including attacks on the electoral offices of Members of Parliament and disruptive student encampments on university campuses, I wrote this short piece to highlight for Catholics that their faith tradition both obligates and resources them to respond. I posted the article on Lightof Torah.net (31 May 2024) and published it in Catholic Outlook (Parramatta
Diocese)on18February2024.Itwasalso ” published in The Southern Cross (South
31 May 2024
“ As public displays of antisemitism in Australian society continued and intensified,
Australia) as ‘Why Catholics Must Call Out Antisemitism’ on 26 June 2024.
Antisemitism is ‘a sin against God’ (Pope Francis, February 2024).
When it comes to antisemitism, Catholics have a document, a history, a relationship and a teaching that amount to a serious obligation to call out this lethal prejudice and to offer the support so desperately needed by Jewish communities after October 7.
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