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Letter Found in Vatican Archives Confirms Church Was Told About Death Camps (www.nytimes.com)

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The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.

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[-] ikiru@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

The Catholic Church was also friendly with Franco's fascist Spain.

So, the Church was actually surrounded by friends.

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