49 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe war is over, but not for the Church. A new enemy rises in the East as Pope Pius XII prepares to face down with Stalin.
Pope Pius XII, the man who led the Church through WWII, has been maligned by history as the Pope that could have stood against Hitler, but remained silent. Recent archival revelations, however, tell a different story. What is the truth? How did he respond to the Nazi threat? And who told his story?
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Michael Knowles
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I am Orthodox Christian, and from a Navy family ☦ On the matter of fighting evil, I stand with Michael. We are, after all, one body in Christ. Thank you for this very important series!
@RoseCaraway-f7x 38
Cardinal Pacelli (the future Pius XII) was the Papal Legate to the Weimer Republic/Germany. So he knew of Hitler and what sort of person he was. After returning to Rome and Hitler rose to power, Pope Pius XI published the only Catholic Encyclical not written in Latin, "Mit Brennender Sorge" (With Burning Concern) It was a scathing rebuke on Naziism and had to be smuggled into Germany. Though it was published under Pius XI, the author is believed to be Cardinal Pacelli (Pius XII)
@Dziadzia-d6e 27
Pius XII is the greatest pope in the past several centuries. In my book, The Godmother, his secretary of 41 years recounts some of his magnificent contributions to humanity.
@thedon978 34
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