Pope Pius XII’s Role in War Still Questioned
A panel of Catholic and Jewish scholars says questions remain--at least 47 of them--about Pope Pius XII’s role in World War II, despite Vatican publication of 11 volumes of wartime documents.
A communique from this month’s International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee meeting said the 47 questions show “the need to continue an examination of this complex and difficult topic.”
They said full access to the Vatican archives would “help to remove the aura of suspicion.”
Pius XII has been criticized for not speaking out more directly against the Holocaust during the war.
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