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Since my thread is being ignored, I'm going to post about Blood Libel.
>Jewish Magic, Toaff, and the Blood Passover
>Introduction
>Recently, a controversy arose regarding the issue of the ritual murder of Saint Simon of Trent, a child whose parents were Catholics from Trento, Italy, and who, in the 15th century, was sacrificed in a Jewish magic ritual. The case became a process where 17 Jews confessed to participating in the torture and death of Simon. The boy was beatified and placed in the Roman martyrology, having been cited by several popes as a victim of Jewish hatred against the Catholic faith. However, there is no shortage of voices, whether ecclesiastical or non-ecclesiastical, who question the fact. Our goal here is to clarify this issue