After decades of pressure from historians and Jewish groups, the Vatican has begun allowing scholars to access the archives of Pope Pius XII — who remained publicly silent during the Holocaust.
An attendant opens the section of the Vatican archive dedicated to Pope Pius XII on Feb. 27. The March 2 unsealing of the archives of Pope Pius XII, the controversial World War II-era pontiff whose papacy lasted from 1939 to 1958, has been awaited for decades by Jewish groups and historians.Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images
Roman Catholic Church officials have always insisted that Pius did everything possible to save Jewish lives. But he remained publicly silent while some 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Roman Catholic Church officials have always insisted that Pope Pius XII, shown here in an undated photo, did everything possible to save Jewish lives. But he remained publicly silent while some 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.Roman Catholic Church officials have always insisted that Pope Pius XII, shown here in an undated photo, did everything possible to save Jewish lives. But he remained publicly silent while some 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
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