What did the Pope know about the Holocaust? | DW Documentary

CA 3 DW is a German public broadcast service. Wikipedia What did the Pope know about the Holocaust? | DW Documentary 743,422 views •Dec 16, 2020 10K 1K Share Save DW Documentary 2.58M subscribers The Vatican opened once-secret records on Pope Pius XII on March 2020. This gave researchers a brand new insight into the Catholic Church during the Nazi era. What did the Pope know about the Holocaust? Pius XII, born Eugenio Pacelli, is one of the most controversial figures in recent church history. New archive material sheds light on his career and politics. As ambassador of the Holy See in Germany and Cardinal Secretary of State of the Vatican, Pacelli witnessed Hitler’s rise to power. He was elected Pope in 1939, just months before the start of World War II. But what role did he play during the Holocaust? Many accuse him of shirking his responsibilities; of complicit silence while minorities were murdered, especially the Jewish. Just days after the archives opened, church historian Hubert Wolf discovered a document describing the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto. Pope Pius XII read the paper on 27 September 1942, but its contents were never published. Nor were the notes in the margins by members of the Secretariat of State. But the Vatican claimed for decades that nothing was kept from the public. Defenders of Pius XII say he acted in secret to save the lives of many Jews. Thousands were hidden in church institutions, and the Roman Curia helped them to escape abroad. But the credibility of the Roman Curia during the Holocaust is now at stake, with many still unanswered questions. Why did Pius XII not join the Allies’ protest in December 1942 against the extermination of the Jews? ------------------------------------------------------------------- DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch top documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary. Subscribe to: DW Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39...​ DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumental​ DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو: (Arabic): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocarabia​ For more visit: http://www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dw.stories​ We kindly ask viewers to read and stick to the DW netiquette policy on our channel: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G​ 4,792 Comments augustin tio Add a public comment... Marine 1775 Marine 1775 3 weeks ago “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke 309 rohan jain rohan jain 1 month ago Long story short: Everyone knew everything. And no one did nothing. Until way after. 792 John Gee John Gee 1 month ago Silence itself speaks volume. 332 cafeinst cafeinst 1 month ago Don't be silent about the Uighyrs in China today. 357 Khem Parsram Khem Parsram 1 month ago That is exactly why govts must be exposed by people like Asange and Snowden. 285 No Thx No Thx 1 week ago (edited) To everyone who's saying: "They should have done something when they knew!" Let me remind you they seized tonnes of hairs coming out of China. And they got concentration camps for the Uyghurs. 57 rotorheadv8 rotorheadv8 1 month ago The Church has always had its spies. The Pope knew. 472