Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Vatican announced Monday that its armed forces plans to investigate an incident in which a member of the Swiss Guard allegedly insulted and spat at two Jewish women at the entrance of Vatican City.
The alleged incident happened Oct. 29 at a side entrance to St. Peter's square, The Guardian reported.
The two women were part of a Jewish delegation attending an event during which Pope Leo condemned anit-Semitism. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Nostra aetate, which confirmed the relationship between the Catholic Church and other world religions. It also negated the idea that Jews were wholly responsible for Jesus' death.
Michal Govrin, from Tel Aviv, told Kathpress, an Austrian Catholic news agency, that a Swiss Guard "noticeably hissed at us with deep contempt, 'les juifs' (the Jews)."
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