But the papal track record from October 7 until his passing has diminished his legacy with world Jewry. He not only failed to provide moral clarity in the wake of the worst single mass murder of Jews since the Shoah, but his declarations during these tragic months actually contributed to the climate of antisemitism and the worldwide campaign that cast Israel as the perpetrator and Hamas as the victim.
One line in his new book, Hope Never Disappoints immediately became an international headline as it suggested that an alleged, possible genocide committed by Israel on the Palestinians in Gaza should be “investigated.” The implication is that Israel’s war in Gaza was being carried out with a malign intent and provided legitimacy for the legal proceedings against the Jewish state and its democratically-elected leaders by the ICC and ICJ.
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