I have a serious question.
What would have happened to Pius XII surrounded by fascist Italy (and Nazis by 1943) if he actually condemned Adolf Hitler and the Nazis?
If I had to guess probably something similar to what happened to the Pope when Napoleon was around.
Otto Skorzeny or someone of that ilk would have probably whisked him away from the Vatican and tortured him until he recanted.
Also, even if there is some controversy over Pius' involvement we must never forget the Roman Catholic victims of the Holocaust!
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest_Bar...ation_Camp
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV9H7aWgPv8
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSsmDD8vVU
What would have happened to Pius XII surrounded by fascist Italy (and Nazis by 1943) if he actually condemned Adolf Hitler and the Nazis?
If I had to guess probably something similar to what happened to the Pope when Napoleon was around.
Otto Skorzeny or someone of that ilk would have probably whisked him away from the Vatican and tortured him until he recanted.
Also, even if there is some controversy over Pius' involvement we must never forget the Roman Catholic victims of the Holocaust!
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest_Bar...ation_Camp
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV9H7aWgPv8
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSsmDD8vVU