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Oct 20, 2022 · Pope Pius XII, 1939. In response to: The Pope’s Many Silences from the October 20, 2022 issue. To the Editors: Unfortunately, my new book The Pope and the Holocaust received a review in your pages [ NYR, October 20] that rather reflects the bias of its author than the content of my work. Tim Parks compares my book with David Kertzer’s The ...
Conclusion – Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust. The question of what Pope Pius XII knew about the Holocaust is entangled in a web of diplomacy, ethical considerations, and historical contexts. Evidence suggests that he had early warnings and detailed information about Nazi atrocities. Whether his public silence or quiet diplomacy approach was ...
Nov 2, 2020 · For decades, the controversy over the role of the Vatican and Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust has split public opinion, as well as the academic community. The opening of the Vatican Archives in March 2020 was a significant moment for scholars and historians worldwide. "This event signifies the beginning of a new era, which will enable the ...
Jun 8, 2022 · A new book, citing recently opened Vatican archives, suggests that Pope Pius XII avoided conflict with Nazis and that the Vatican worked hardest to save Jews who had converted to Catholicism.
Mar 2, 2020 · Pius XII was Pope from 1939 to 1958. The Vatican has opened its archives on the wartime papacy of Pius XII, kept secret for decades amid accusations that he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust ...
Aug 28, 2020 · Aug. 28, 2020. ROME — When the Vatican opened its sealed archives from the World War II-era pontificate of Pius XII in March, the Brown University historian David I. Kertzer was among the first ...
The vindication of Pius XII has been established principally by Jewish writers and from Israeli archives. It is now established that the Pope supervised a rescue network which saved 860,000 Jewish lives - more than all the international agencies put together. After the war the Chief Rabbi of Israel thanked Pius XII for what he had done.
