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Papal Protection of the Jews
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=5429
An encyclical decreed by Pope Gregory X in 1272 illustrating the protective role that the Papacy assumed towards the Jewish diaspora in Europe.
On the Insolence of the Jews
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/agobard-insolence.html
Written in to Emperor Louis the Pious by Agobard, bishop of Lyon. A letter of protest against a Jewish policy seen to be fundamentally favorable to a religious minority. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
On the Baptism of Slaves Belonging to Jews
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/agobard-baptism.html
The Frankish bishop Agobard of Lyon seeks the imperial court's help to baptize pagans who were the property of Jews. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Medieval Jewish Legends on Matters Connected with Christianity
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=3692
A discussion of the Toldoth Jeshua, used by some Jewish communities to explain certain Christian beliefs and practices. From a Catholic viewpoint.
Church and the Jews in the Middle Ages
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4705
An examination of the Church's relationship with the Jews during the medieval period.