Abstract

The article, delving into the path of reconciliation made after the Second Vatican Council in the relations between Catholics and Jews and pointing out how the most recent magisterium has emphasized that anti-Semitism represents an «anathema» for right reason, for social coexistence, and for authentic religious belief, starting from the theme of the responsibility of the Catholic faithful, intends to highlight the role of canon law in support of the magisterial and pastoral commitment on the subject of anti-Semitism and countering religious hatred, and specifically also the possible role of the canonical penal law.