VATICAN CITY, Nov. 6, 2008
Criticism Of Wartime Pope "Outrageous"
Vatican Condemns Allegations From Jews That Pius XII Didn't Do Enough To Stop Hitler
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Part of a display showing wartime Pope Pius XII is seen in the museum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on April 12, 2007. (AP)
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Pope Benedict XVI meets a delegation of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Cousultations, at the Vatican, on Oct. 30, 3008. (AP PHOTO)
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Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on Thursday condemned the criticism by some historians and Jewish groups of the wartime pope.
Pope Benedict XVI recently said he hoped the path for sainthood could move ahead but also reportedly agreed to consider freezing the process until the Vatican's wartime archives are opened.
Bertone said the possible beatification, the last formal step before sainthood, is an internal affair and "a religious matter that requires respect."
The Vatican rejects criticism that Pius didn't speak out publicly to condemn the Holocaust, maintaining that he used quiet diplomacy to save thousands.
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- The Vatican knew and watched with emotional as jews were persecuted, rounded up and murdered. Its churches in Germany, Poland, Italy, France supported the SS efforts by confirming names of church members and offering ZERO help to those they knew were destined to death camps.
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