Jewish deicide

Jewish deicide is the charge that Jews as a people hold the responsibility for killing Jesus Christ. This claim led to the slur "Christ-killer" and to the persecution of Jewish people, which included massacres and forced expulsions of Jews from many countries. The deicide charge was a commonly held position among the Church Fathers, was the official position of the Catholic Church, and was supported in legislation by various popes. As early as the second century, there were claims of Jewish deicide made by Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, and Melito of Sardis. Multiple biblical verses have been used on behalf of Jewish deicide, such as Matthew 27:24–25.