Pope Francis greets leaders and members of the local Jewish community during his visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome on Jan. 17, 2016. This visit marked the third time a pope visited the synagogue, following Benedict XVI in 2010 and the historic visit of St. John Paul II in 1986, when he met with Rabbi Elio Toaff.
Antisemitism is not merely a sin against a people but an affront to God’s chosen plan of redemption.