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Cables: Anti-semitism in the Vatican
US diplomats believe that some top members of the Vatican's hierarchy still harbor anti-Semitic views, diplomatic cable made public by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks show.
The cables were made available by WikiLeaks to The New York Times and other news organizations.
The Times said that a 2002 US diplomatic dispatch said that "despite the real progress" under Pope John Paul in the Vatican’s relations with Judaism, some in the hierarchy still "manifested remnants of anti-Semitic sentiments."
The document cited "an older desk officer of French origin" who complained that the US government’s "strong interest in modern European anti-Semitism stemmed from the ‘excessive influence of Jews in your media and government."
Meanwhile another unnamed Vatican official said some lawsuits against the Holy See "were the result of 'Jewish judges having too much influence'" in the United States, the report said.
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