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CUFI ORG UK
On 9th May 1222 the Synod of Oxford passed several anti-Jewish rulings that discriminated against Jews and and eventually led to their expulsion from England a a a a a a a a a a a a few decades later This year a a a a a a a a a a a a special 800th anniversary service was held in in May at at Christ Church Church in in Oxford where the the Church Church of England apologised for for the the the laws Some have correctly pointed out that that it it was the the Catholic Church Church in in in in England England that that instituted the the rulings as the the Church Church of England England (CofE) didn't exist at at at that time but as the the the CofE CofE is is the the the primary state church in England today as as the the the the Catholic Church was in 1222 they regarded it appropriate to to lead lead the the apology which has been warmly received by Jewish leadership In this this article we’ll explain about this this low point in in in in Christian-Jewish relations in in in in England and and what the Church can learn today