Was Deicide officially taught in American Catholic ("parochial") schools and if so, when did it officially end?
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No, deicide was not taught in any Catholic schools in the 20th century, except possibly heretical or mistaken ones. The reason is simple--deicide is not possible in Catholic doctrine, since God cannot die. This has been Catholic (and Greek Orthodox and, following them both, mainline Protestant) teaching at least since the Council of Chalcedon in 451, which affirmed that there are two natures in Christ, human and divine. Only one of these is capable of death. The belief that God died on the Cross, has thus been recognized as a heresy, or as involved in several heresies, including Sabellianism and some strains of monophysitism (though probably most monophysites would tend to agree with the Orthodox view that God cannot die). When Jesus died, God did not die (according to Catholic teaching). One can at most say that God, in the person of Christ, suffered a human death--but God did not die. So, from a Catholic perspective, it would be heretical to accuse anyone of deicide, since deicide is impossible according to Catholic dogma.
Note that I am not disputing the NYT article that was referred to in the comments, insofar as it discusses traditional views as to the responsibility for Christ's death. And, yes, that is in the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospels. If you want to to read about God's death, however, you need to put those down and pick up Nietzsche.
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Was Deicide officially taught in American Catholic (“parochial”) schools and if so, when did it officially end?
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This isn't a Catholic thing it's a Christian thing and historically and in modern times is more associated with scapegoating, superstition, and prejudice than it is with main stream Christian beliefs.
No it has never been official Catholic doctrine. The Catholic church has actually officially refuted this belief several times since it's inception.
- Pope Clement VI by a papal bulls dated July 6, 1348, and 1349.
- Council of Trent (1545)
- Vatican Council II (1962)
I infer it has been continuously refuted by Catholic leadership due to it's at times pervasive, persistent, and disturbing support among the laity and some clergy.
The Catholic church overall position on anti-Semitism historically speaking is mixed.
Detailed Answer:
John 19:15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
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Matthew 27:23-25
“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
Claims of Jewish Deicide is classic anti Semitism and predates the formation of the Catholic Church(325 AD) by nearly two centuries. It is a prevalent justification for anti-Semitism historically speaking from Christians.
Historical Anti-Semitism
- The earliest recorded instance of an accusation of deicide against the Jewish people as a whole – that they were collectively responsible for the death of Jesus – occurs in a sermon of 167 CE attributed to Melito of Sardis entitled Peri Pascha, On the Passover.
While it has never been official dogma of the Catholic Church it has been and continues to be a demonstration of anti-Semitism which remains among some isolated Christians to this day.
Cadets say religious bias growing at Air Force Academy (2005)
There have been 55 complaints of religious discrimination at the academy in the past four years, including cases in which a Jewish cadet was told the Holocaust was revenge for the death of Jesus and another was called a Christ killer by a fellow cadet.
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Wikipedia's article on Jewish deicide makes clear that the Catholic Church had downplayed Jewish responsibility for the death of Jesus at the Council of Trent, centuries before.
As you suggest, at Vatican II the concept was explicitly rejected. Of course, these edicts are not necessarily what is taught or learned in local schools. Your story is sadly plausible, and perhaps your young friend had encountered a zealot who did not adopt the Vatican's doctrine on the matter.
Since Jewish deicide is a fundamental part of antisemitism, it has not yet been "completely extirpated"; I bet there are still nominally Catholic schools out there where, in or out of class, a student could learn such an idea.
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