Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence..

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Overview

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence.

Cast

Hildegard Meier
Hildegard Meier
Self - Narrator (voice)
David I. Kertzer
David I. Kertzer
Self - Historian
Klaus Kühlwein
Klaus Kühlwein
Self - Catholic Theologist
Emma Fattorini
Emma Fattorini
Self - Historian
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Myron Charles Taylor
Myron Charles Taylor
Self - Diplomat (archive footage)
Konrad von Preysing
Konrad von Preysing
Self - Catholic Bishop (archive footage)