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  2 May 2026 Recently, someone asked me why there was so much anti-semitism in our world. There has always been anti-semitism but it has become all the more newsworthy in the recent times. Anyway, the question   set me thinking. There are five things which are contributory factors. Firstly, according to the Old Testament and God’s eternal plan, the Jews were specially chosen to fulfil a ministry which would bring all nations   back to God. They failed in this purpose but still retained the accolade of being God’s chosen people. Secondly, there is evidence in the Gospels that the evangelists played down the involvement of the Romans in the crucifixion of Jesus. It may have been the case that they wanted to protect the nascent church from being persecuted. The Jews and, in particular, their leaders were culpable and became known as Christ killers. Thirdly, the Roman Catholic liturgy for Passiontide contained anti-semitic sentiments. One of the Good Friday prayers ta...