Pope says anti-Semitism 'a sin against God'

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 3 - All manifestations of hatred towards Jews and Judaism are a sin against God, according to Pope Francis cited by the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano on Saturday.
    In a letter addressing "the Jewish brothers and sisters of Israel" the pope is reported as saying: "The path that the Church has begun with you, the ancient people of the Covenant, rejects all forms of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, unequivocally condemning manifestations of hatred towards Jews and Judaism as a sin against God".
    L'Osservatore Romano reports that the letter was sent by the Pope to theologian Karma Ben Johanan, one of the promoters of an appeal to the Pontiff signed by some 400 rabbis and scholars for the consolidation of Jewish-Christian friendship after the unprecedented and brutal October 7 Hamas attacks against Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. (ANSA).