Language:
German
Year of publication:
2002
Titel der Quelle:
Historisches Jahrbuch
Angaben zur Quelle:
122 (2002) 195-234
Keywords:
Jews
;
Judaism Relations
;
Christianity
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism
;
Jews History 1500-
;
Christianity and antisemitism History 1500-
Abstract:
Describes the Papal States' policy of "dual protection" of Christians from Jews and of Jews from Christians. This resulted from condemnation of Jews as deicides and unbelievers on the one hand, and recognition, on the other, that they must be preserved as the root of Christianity and witness to its truth. Illustrates the breakdown of this policy in the 19th century in regard to Jewish ownership of real estate. After the Jews were confined to ghettos, they had to be protected against exploitation by Christian landlords. The ensuing regulations made ghetto real estate unprofitable for the landlords; Jewish tenants became virtual owners. During the Republic and the French occupation, Jews also acquired real estate outside the ghettos. After the Restoration, the Church tried to reverse the trend. Conservative members of the Holy Office insisted on the sacredness of previous decisions and warned that Jewish landowners would corrupt their laborers and become the dominant power in the state. But the popes either did not endorse proposals for greater restrictions or failed to enforce them. Pragmatism, the "spirit of the times, " and the flow of life overcame entrenched ideology.
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