VATICAN OPENS ARCHIVES SHOWING POPE PIUS XII IGNORED JEWISH REQUESTS FOR HELP DURING HOLOCAUST
July 7, 2022 by SkyWatch Editor
Pope Francis just ordered the Vatican archives to release online 170 volumes containing 2,700 files documenting requests for help by Jews during World War II. Many of these requests were made by former Jews who converted to Catholicism. These documents were written by Jews who requested assistance from the Vatican to avoid deportation, freeing relatives from concentration camps, or help to find family members. These requests were made before and during the Holocaust. The Vatican has long defended PiusXII against criticism, claiming that he remained silent in the face of the Holocaust in order to implement quiet diplomacy to save lives. But as more historians dispute these claims, the Vatican has relented, opening archives showing Pope Pius was not as active in saving Jews as previously claimed… (READ MORE)