Pius XII and the Jews

Pius XII and the Jews


Throughout history, the Papacy has played a strategic and vital role in world events. The excommunication of Elizabeth I of England led to the final secession of the Anglican Church from the Catholic Church and led to England gaining control of the world’s sea routes, which ultimately led to the founding of America.# The power and influence possessed by this chosen man has shaped in many aspects the world as we know it. The pope attempts to use this power to shape the world into a better place for mankind, but sometimes he fails. A failure of Pope Pius XII, pope during World War II, cost the lives of millions upon millions of Jews. Why did Pope Pius XII fail to speak out and denounce the liquidation of European Jews by the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler in hopes of discouraging Hitler and the Third Reich from moving forward with the extermination?
Pleas for the pope’s public denouncement of Hitler during the war have been well documented. Many pe...