And this trickled down to the present day? There were no sincere conversions? Did they "hide their heritage" because they did not want to be known as Sephardic? That is not necessarily inconsistent with a true conversion. Or did they tell their children "kids, we're only Catholic because our ancestors had to pretend to convert to save their hides --- now, let me let you in on a little secret, you see, we're really Jєωs and that's our religion, not Catholicism". Why would people have to do that several hundred years after the events that prompted it? Why would they continue to "pretend to be Catholic"? Why not simply revert to Judaism (as some, indeed, have done) or abandon religion entirely? Why even go through the motions?
I'm not saying that what you described never happened, but I question whether it is a universal mindset among the descendants of the marranos, several hundred years later, and that they're all caught up in this wink-and-a-nod business of "we're really Jєωιѕн but we'll pretend to be Catholic and keep conspiring against the goyim while we're at it". (Or whatever word Sephardim would use for gentiles.)
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It is still trickling down. I recommend you read Judaism and the Vatican, An Attempt at Spiritual Subversion, by Leon de Poncins. It is available online.
http://www.catholicapologetics.info/apologetics/judaism/judaism.pdf.
Yes, there are sincere conversions. I did not say there were not. That does not mean that a marrano can hand any faith to his progeny, if he does not possess the faith. Some grace has to intervene from some other source for a Jєω, the progeny of a marrano, to convert to the faith of Jesus Christ. He will then no longer be Jєω, but a Catholic. He will generally be disowned by his family.
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Did they "hide their heritage" because they did not want to be known as Sephardic? The issue here is not Sephardism but Judaism. A Jєω who, for whatever reason, "hides his heritage" is deceiving, which in itself shows bad faith.
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Whether they continue to "pretend to be Catholic" or revert to Judaism or abandon religion entirely, still the essence of Judaism is the hatred of Christ and his Church. Nowadays they have the knife by the handle, so to speak, so there is not the need for them to hide their heritage, as this politician is not hiding hers.
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To observe this wink-and-a-nod business of "we're really Jєωιѕн but we'll pretend to be Catholic and keep conspiring against the goyim while we're at it" you really should read Judaism and the Vatican. You will find plenty of evidence there, among "Catholic" churchmen including cardinals.
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