Or claimed to, when in fact they were just emulating popish anti-semitism:
The Bull Hebraeorum gens ("The Jewish Race") 1569, of Saint Pius V, which expelled Jews from some of the Papal states, began with these words:
"The Jewish people fell from the heights because of their faithlessness and condemned their Redeemer to a shameful death. Their godlessness has assumed such forms that, for the salvation of our own people, it becomes necessary to prevent their disease. Besides usury, through which Jews everywhere have sucked dry the property of impoverished Christians, they are accomplices of thieves and robbers; and the most damaging aspect of the matter is that they allure the unsuspecting through magical incantations, superstition, and witchcraft to the Synagogue of Satan and boast of being able to predict the future. We have carefully investigated how this revolting sect abuses the name of Christ and how harmful they are to those whose life is threatened by their deceit. On account of these and other serious matters, and because of the gravity of their crimes which increase day to day more and more, We order that, within 90 days, all Jews in our entire earthly realm of justice -- in all towns, districts, and places -- must depart these regions."
Well after the death of Luther, a 'Vicar of Christ' primus inter pares, issued these words. As shown previously in #596 papacy endorsed anti-semitism prevailed in the 19th century.
If one is ignorant of good and evil one may have an excuse.
Where is the popish ignorance? If Luther knew good and evil did not the Catholic church? Why then the venom for the AS of Luther and give the Catholic church and its leaders a pass? Fail German in high school?
That's alright, as this FAILs as well.
The Nazis implemented Luther's recommendations step by step. From the boycott of Jewish businesses (1933) to the Nuremberg Laws (1935) to Kristallnacht (1938) to the camps, to the final solution, they followed Luther's advice. Luther's own words would urge them on with a zeal and hatred straight from hell.