Acts 2:36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
Looks like Peter had a different opinion of who was responsible for Jesus death.
Which pope is right, I wonder?????
Jesus makes it pretty clear in John 19:11 that the Jews who turned him over to Pilate were responsible for his death.
To about 3,000 not less. But while it was wrong to justify punishing Jews because of what their fathers did, just as it is wrong for blacks to hate all white people because of slavery, we do enter into other men’s labors, for good or for bad. And which God takes into account, according to the principle of Lk. 12:48 - “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required..”
While the pope’s intention was noble, from what we read, he negates or ignore some things in certain texts.
“When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.” (Matthew 27:24-25)
The Pope writes:
When in Matthew’s account the “whole people” say: “his blood be on us and on our children” (27:25),These words are not a curse, but rather redemption, salvation. the Christian will remember that Jesus’ blood speaks a different language from the blood of Abel (Heb. 12:24): it does not cry out for vengeance and punishment, it brings reconciliation... It is not poured out against anyone, it is poured out for many, for all. …
Jesus blood is redemption for the contrite who trust in His blood (Rm. 3:25) and not their merit or church to save them, however, this refers to blood-guilt, and was a curse to such as these who rejected Christ, and all souls are under a curse before they are saved.
“And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.” - Josh. 2:19:
“And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. “ (Acts 18:6)
Paul there deals with Jews as a class, for in general they rejected Christ and so in general were blinded:
“Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. {20} Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: {21} For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. “ (Romans 11:19-21)
“{14} For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: {15} Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: {16} Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. “ (1 Thessalonians 2:14-16)
Paul also affirmed that as a class, “The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.” (Titus 1:12) And to be a Gentiles was in general to be particularly immora., (1Pt. 4:3). But all of which allows for exceptions.
But rather than hardening his own heart against Jews by nature, Paul speaks of a special love for Israel that i think every Christian should have:
“{1} Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. {2} For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. {3} For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. “ (Romans 10:1-3)
“{4} But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. {5} Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. “ (Romans 11:4-5)