of state eugeneio bocelli. the prime ates of the catholic church wrote to bocelli and said, we need to be clear this is nazi terrorism against jews. can you make a statement? and bocelli writes back saying, well, it s a difficult issue and what we need to do is just issue a statement of general love and concern and mercy for all in a universal way. in january 1939, hitler makes a bone chilling speech threatening the annihilation of the jewish race in europe. more men, women and children are sent to concentration camps. despite the vatican s neutrality treaties, pope pius xi can no