New research has revealed evidence that an antisemitic aide played a role in Pope Pius XII’s silence, as did fear of provoking violence against Catholics and against the Vatican itself.
The role played by members of the Catholic Church in the face of the Holocaust during and after the war varied from place to place, full of light and shadows.
Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews