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June 13, 2023

Pius XII Prioritized Ties with Hitler over Helping the Jews

A pope, but no saint.

Since 1965, there has been discussion in Catholic circles about the possibility of conferring sainthood on Eugenio Pacelli, who held the title of Pope Pius XII from 1939 until 1958. Besides the lack, thus far, of verifiable miracles ascribed to Pius—a prerequisite for sainthood—there is the matter of his checkered, and highly controversial, wartime record. Abraham Foxman and Ben Cohen write:

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June 13, 2023

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