text: Luther was scarcely alone in his antisemitism. John Chyrsostom, some centuries earlier was just as blatant. Luther had mixed feelings about the peasant wars. He agreed with most of their grievances, but condemned the excesses that were committed. But if you are going to examine that, how about also looking at Cardinal Richelieu during the Thirty Years War? (I have always liked Pope Urban VIII's comment on hearing of Richelieu's death, "If there is a God, the cardinal has much to answer for. If there is not a God, he lived a successful life.")