The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.

The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.

  • AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Not condoning this at all, but could it be because the Vatican was literally surrounded by Hitlers biggest ally and thought it would be unwise to provoke the Axis?

    No reason not to come out with this information afterwards though.

      • ikiru@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        The Catholic Church was also friendly with Franco's fascist Spain.

        So, the Church was actually surrounded by friends.

    • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      The catholic church was deeply tied with the fascists movements of the time. They weren't threatened, they were allies