New Evidence Says Pius XII Helped Jews; Foundation to Publish 2,300 Pages of Documents [Zenit]

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New Evidence Says Pius XII Helped Jews

Foundation to Publish 2,300 Pages of Documents


EW YORK, JUNE 15, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A foundation that promotes interreligious dialogue announced that it has more than 2,300 pages of original documents illustrating Pope Pius XII’s efforts to help Jews in the face of Nazism.

Gary Krupp, president of the New York-based Pave the Way Foundation, affirmed this today in a statement to ZENIT, and stated that the documents from the years 1940-1945 will be made available to the public for research.

The president, himself a Jew, reported that these papers, found through the organization’s private research, give “strong support to the argument that Pope Pius XII – Eugenio Pacelli – worked diligently to save Jews from Nazi tyranny.”

As a part of a private research project, the foundation found the documents in a monastery in Avellino, Italy. The foundation’s statement noted the possibility that “many more vital documents could be found in larger dioceses, if researchers simply took the time to look.”

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That’s good to hear if the documents are clear about this issue. However, there have been many other documents released over the years, and many have been vague or subject to conflicting interpretations - my fear is that these will be the same, in which case the release won’t substantially change the views of those currently involved in the debate.
 
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