Eldorado Posted February 20, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 20, 2020 "The Vatican is set to open the secret archives of Pope Pius XII, the World War II-era pope whose record during the Holocaust has come under intense scrutiny. "The archive will be opened on March 2. "Some Jewish groups and historians have said Pius, who was pope from 1939-1958, stayed silent during the Holocaust and didn’t do enough to save lives. "His defenders at the Vatican and beyond say he used quiet diplomacy and encouraged convents and other religious institutes to hide Jews." Full monty at Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/science/vatican-to-open-secret-archive-of-wartime-pope-pius-xii "Four things to know about the archives of World War II-era Pope Pius XII" At the Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-things-to-know-about-the-archives-of-world-war-ii-era-pope-pius-xii/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted February 20, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Eldorado said: "The Vatican is set to open the secret archives of Pope Pius XII, the World War II-era pope whose record during the Holocaust has come under intense scrutiny. "The archive will be opened on March 2. "Some Jewish groups and historians have said Pius, who was pope from 1939-1958, stayed silent during the Holocaust and didn’t do enough to save lives. "His defenders at the Vatican and beyond say he used quiet diplomacy and encouraged convents and other religious institutes to hide Jews." Full monty at Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/science/vatican-to-open-secret-archive-of-wartime-pope-pius-xii "Four things to know about the archives of World War II-era Pope Pius XII" At the Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-things-to-know-about-the-archives-of-world-war-ii-era-pope-pius-xii/ Maybe he encouraged it and helped Hitler escape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerBright19 Posted February 20, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 20, 2020 This is what they will likely do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 2, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Today's the day. "The Vatican is to open its archives on the wartime papacy of Pius XII, kept secret for decades amid accusations that he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust. "Critics say Pius XII, sometimes labelled "Hitler's Pope", knew Nazi Germany was murdering Jews but failed to act. He reigned from 1939 to 1958." At the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51703464 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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