The church as a whole never taught that. Some church fathers and others did.
Really? And Constantine, the first Christian emperor, was not the Church --- he did not enact anti-Jewish laws?
And the Pope that expelled Jews from the papal states was not the Church either?
Your view is at odds not only with facts but with principles as well. Teaching does not consist of merely stating one's opinion: the teacher must ensure that the student follows. A teacher who limits himself merely to stating in class that 2+2=4 but gives everybody a passing grade on the exam, whether they write that 2+2 equals 3, 4l or 5 is not really a teacher. You yourself I am sure, would declare that such teacher has abrogated his (teaching) duties.
The same principle you apply Muslims. Similarly to your statements, all those imams always say on (Western) television, "We are against terrorism; we never told anybody to terrorize; it's a perversion of our faith." You don't buy that for a minute: you demand that imams stop that perversion.
I that is a principle we follow, we should it uniformly, including to our own faiths.
Please see the preceding #62 for further details.
It's funny how many people on this thread are hung up on the words. Teaching is not done by words alone.
Look at the actions taken by the Church and the absolutely consistent, resolute inaction against anti-Semitism, the supposed "perversion" of the faith, over a period of at least 16-17 centuries.
Expulsion of Jews from the Papal Sates by the Pope himself --- that's not a lesson for the flock that lives and property of the Jews are up for grabs? That's not teaching for you?
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