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Fourth Lateran Council

Dr. Henry Abramson
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The Fourth Lateran Council, which met in 1215 at the behest of Pope Innocent III, issued several pieces of Church legislation with dire implications for Jews. The doctrine of transubstantiation was confirmed, leading to a new element in antisemitic canards: accusations that Jews “desecrated the host.”

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Scholars: Dr. Henry Abramson
Video title: Fourth Lateran Council
Category: Biography, Informative, Lesson, Medieval Period
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Views: 2010
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