World Council of Churches Regresses on Antisemitism

Last month, the World Council of Churches elected the Rev. Dr. Jerry Pillay as its next general secretary, and his record of bigoted rhetoric on Israel and Jews threatens to further deepen the WCC's already troubled history on these themes. The response by the council and its leader to the resultant controversy -- modeling not reflection or regret but denial and dismissal -- do not provide much cause for optimism.