The case for, and against, the canonization of Pope Pius XII
An interesting and informative article in the National Post today looking at the controversy surrounding the move to canonize Pope Pius XII.
Is Pope Pius XII the The Nazi pope who facilitated Nazi aims, or is he the misunderstood and much maligned protector of the Jews, in a harrowing period of history? You decide:-
If you have stumbled onto this blog and are not a Christian, get yourself a hot drink, pull up a comfy chair and then tuck into the following article written by one of the best in the business:- All Of Grace by Charles SpurgeonThe road to sainthood is never speedy, but rarely is it as divisive as the campaign to canonize Pope Pius XII. Just last week, a group of prominent Catholic scholars urged Pope Benedict to slow down the process in order to better assess contradictory evidence. Some see the Pope, who reigned over the Roman Catholic Church during the Second World War, as a pro-Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite who went along with the Holocaust. To others, including some prominent Jews, he was an anti-Nazi, who actively saved Jews, risking his own safety and that of the Church in defence of the persecuted. To add to the complexity, many historians say Pius was neither a war criminal nor a saint, just a complicated individual caught in one of history’s most catastrophic conflicts. The National Post’s Charles Lewis looks at some of the leading theories in the complex case for and against the making of his road to sainthood.
Tags: Christianity, Israel
February 28th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Even though Pope Pius XII may have protected some Jews, it’s not enough to call him a “protector of Jews”. The reason why is because that implies he did much more of that, that it was his cause, and the record does not support that claim. Even though he did not support Nazi ideology, he unwittingly gave the Nazis much needed recognition by being the first foreign power to recognize Nazi Germany. That—whether the Pope liked it or not—facilitated Nazi aims.
Gabriel Wilensky
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February 28th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Are we not facing the same threat of evil in the world now and the same paralysis in that christians are uncertain and unsure how they should respond.
February 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
That’s how I view it Goy.