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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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