tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27241358.post44822840001422148..comments2017-10-28T23:54:07.937-04:00Comments on Catholicanuck: Days of DarknessJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08433061807436268115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27241358.post-16229789745479303482010-03-30T20:30:17.251-04:002010-03-30T20:30:17.251-04:00JP, as you said, the public record of the Vatican ...JP, as you said, the public record of the Vatican during WWII is known and available to anyone wishing to look. For those, they'll find a Church largely inactive in the face of genocide. No amount of wishful thinking will change this. It is possible Pope Pius XII had "heroic virtues" and acted "discreetly" to save Jews, but if so, this is not part of the public record and thus currently unknowable.<br /><br />Also, making the documents in the “Acts and Documents of the Holy See Relative to the Second World War” volumes widely available online is a good thing. However, it is important to point out that these documents had been available for decades and the commission established to elucidate the role of the Catholic Church and Pope Pius XII during the Nazi Era based on these documents disbanded after it was unable to do just that with just those documents. The commission had requested further material from the Vatican Secret Archives but these were denied. Thus, no one should expect this material to make new revelations. <br /><br /><br />Gabriel Wilensky <br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Author <br />Six Million Crucifixions:<br />How Christian Teachings About Jews Paved the Road to the Holocaust<br />http://www.SixMillionCrucifixions.com<br />Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixmillionbook<br />Become a Fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SixMillionCrucifixions<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gabriel Wilenskyhttp://www.sixmillioncrucifixions.comnoreply@blogger.com