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In Defense of Pope Pius XII - http://www.al-bushra.org/vatican/indefense.htm
Article by Kenneth Woodward, published in Newsweek, 30 March, 1998. Pius was neither silent nor inactive about the Holocaust. In fact, during the Second World War, he was lauded for his singular efforts to halt the carnage. |
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Real Faults - http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/reviewstr34.htm
Kevin Madigan reviews John Cornwell's "Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII." |
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Pope Pius XII - http://saints.sqpn.com/pope0260.htm
Illustrated profile includes list of people he beatified or canonized, excerpts from his writings, links. |
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Pius XII and the Holocaust - http://members.aol.com/cmcginmd/PiusXII_Holocaust.htm
It is telling that the Nazis regarded Pacelli as anti-Nazi, and that Jewish sources give voluminous testimony about Pius XII's efforts on behalf of Jews. Personal page lists many books, reviews, articles, and Internet sites on the topic. |
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Pope Pius XII - http://www.piusxii.info/
A Jesuit sets the record straight, with a barrage of quotations from people who were in a position to know very well what Pius XII did during World War II. |
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Pius XII Was No Nazi - http://www.beliefnet.com/story/55/story_5520_1.html
Far from being "Hitler's Pope," Pius XII was a heroic defender of Jews during World War II. Why is this good man being defamed? Excerpt from Ralph McInerny's "The Defamation of Pius XII." |
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Bum Rap - http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/10/27/pope/
A book accusing Pius XII of being "Hitler's Pope" overestimates the pontiff's influence and underestimates his character. Lawrence Osborne reviews John Cornwell's book. In Salon. |
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Myth vs. Historical Fact - http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=345
Article by Pierre Blet, one of the team of researchers who compiled the 11-volume set of Vatican documents related to World War II. These documents show that it is a baldfaced lie to assert that Pius condoned Nazism. |
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Top 100 Catholics: Pope Pius XII - http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/archives/1999Dec/230dec3,vol.10,no.230txt/dec3top.htm
Biographical sketch of Pius XII, voted one of the top Catholics of the 20th century by visitors to the Daily Catholic web site. |
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Thomas Craughwell: Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust - http://www.cfpeople.org/Apologetics/page51a014.html
Fifty years ago the charge that Pius XII was anti-Semitic would have been incomprehensible. |