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Newly discovered letter suggests Pope Pius XII was aware of Holocaust details in 1942

  • A letter found in the Vatican archives indicates Pope Pius XII had detailed knowledge about the mass killing of Jews in Nazi death camps.
  • The 1942 letter from a German Jesuit priest reported that thousands of Jews and Poles were being gassed daily in German-occupied Poland.
  • The letter undermines previous claims by the Vatican that it couldn't verify reports about the Holocaust.
  • The correspondence reveals Pius XII was informed about the Nazi genocide through Catholic resistance efforts.
  • The revelations fuel ongoing debates about Pius XII's controversial legacy and silence during the Holocaust.
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