Vatican Unveils Nazi-era Exhibition in Defense of Pope Pius XII
Radio transcripts in which the Nazi-era Pope Pius XII purportedly denounced totalitarian rule have gone on show in a new Vatican exhibition.
Some historians and Jewish groups have charged that Pius XII failed to speak out against the Nazi massacre of Jews.
But the exhibition sets out to paint Pius in a different light.
"The purpose is to allow the general public to get to know the full life of Pope Eugenio Pacelli (Pius XII)," Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences President Walter Brandmueller, told reporters, Monday.
"In part it serves to counter some of the malignant interpretations that try to cast a shadow on the figure of Pope Pacelli," he added.
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Some historians and Jewish groups have charged that Pius XII failed to speak out against the Nazi massacre of Jews.
But the exhibition sets out to paint Pius in a different light.
"The purpose is to allow the general public to get to know the full life of Pope Eugenio Pacelli (Pius XII)," Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences President Walter Brandmueller, told reporters, Monday.
"In part it serves to counter some of the malignant interpretations that try to cast a shadow on the figure of Pope Pacelli," he added.