King Louis IX of France (St. Louis) indeed authorized the Disputation of Paris in 1240 and the subsequent mass burning of the Babylonian Talmud in 1242. Urged by Pope Gregory IX and a Jewish convert to Christianity named Nicholas Donin, he viewed the texts as blasphemous. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Historical records and debates surrounding the Disputation of Paris highlight several important dynamics of this period: The Disputation (1240): King Louis IX convened a tribunal where a Jewish apostate, Nicholas Donin, pressed 35 charges against the Talmud, claiming it contained insults to Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Christianity. Four prominent French rabbis, including Rabbi Jehiel of Paris, defended the texts, arguing that the quotes were taken out of context or misattributed. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] The Condemnation: Bound by the King's strict rules, the rabbis were ultimately unable to prevent a guilty verdict. In June 1242, 24 cartloads containing thousands of irreplaceable, handwri...
Catholic Monitor commenter: Unknown commented on "Raymond Ibrahim’s Book "Defenders of the West" when "Christendom Learned to Fight Fire with Fire": "The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam, chronicles the lives of eight great Crusaders who defended Christians against Islamic extermination, savagery, occupation, and slavery"" 25 mins ago To describe the pathological killer Prince Vlad as a Christian hero or crusader is basically a lie and even a blasphemy. He murdered thousands of his own people as well as terrorizing the Moslem Turks. A Christian should not sink to the level of barbarity of his enemy. Vlad was not very interested in Christianity as he was in his own power both in Wallachia and vis a vis the Turks. It was not without good reason that Bram Stoker used material about him as a foundation for Count Dracula. St. Louis of France was a Christian hero-but what Ibrahim and his supporters will not tell you was that he was a fierce critic of the Babylonian Talmud, for its blasphemies, lies, and insults as to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christianity.
Unknown commented on " Raymond Ibrahim’s Book "Defenders of the West" when "Christendom Learned to Fight Fire with Fire": "The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam, chronicles the lives of eight great Crusaders who defended Christians against Islamic extermination, savagery, occupation, and slavery" " 25 mins ago To describe the pathological killer Prince Vlad as a Christian hero or crusader is basically a lie and even a blasphemy. He murdered thousands of his own people as well as terrorizing the Moslem Turks. A Christian should not sink to the level of barbarity of his enemy. Vlad was not very interested in Christianity as he was in his own power both in Wallachia and vis a vis the Turks. It was not without good reason that Bram Stoker used material about him as a foundation for Count Dracula. St. Louis of France was a Christian hero-but what Ibrahim and his supporters will not tell you was that he was a fierce critic of the Babylonian Ta...