“All the world suffers from the usury of the Jews, their monopolies and deceit. They have brought many unfortunate people into a state of poverty, especially the farmers, working class people and the very poor. Then as now Jews have to be reminded intermittently anew that they were enjoying rights in any country since they left Palestine and the Arabian desert, and subsequently their ethical and moral doctrines as well as their deeds rightly deserve to be exposed to criticism in whatever country they happen to live.”
Quote by Pope Clement VIII
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Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII (born Ippolito Aldobrandini) served as the 234th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1592 until his death in 1605. Born in Florence, Italy, on February 24, 1536, he ascended to the papacy during a critical period of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. His pontificate oversaw the Jubilee of 1600, compiled the Clementine Index of prohibited books, and endorsed the translation of the Bible into Arabic. Clement VIII beatified several saints and is notably associated with the trial and execution of philosopher Giordano Bruno. His papacy marked an important transition in the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation. more