1 of 2 The not so innocent catholic church - Hitler makes a deal with the pope

John Cornwell on Hitler's Pope
First broadcast on CBC: 8 Oct 1999


John Cornwell has become a lightning rod for controversy with the publication of Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII in 1999.

The Vatican gave Cornwell access to secret documents so he could disprove rumors of Pius XII's collusion with the Nazis, but instead, these papers only confirmed evidence of such claims.

Despite damning allegations made against him, Pope Pius XII was declared "venerable" - a posthumous recognition of virtue - in September 2000, putting him one step closer to official sainthood. He must next be declared "beatified" (blessed), a title bestowed only on martyrs or those who have performed miracles."

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[spyroxxm]

Well, what I'm wondering is why a self-identified atheist, like yourself, would be so sympathetic to jews. I mean, aren't THEY just another breed of religeous God-nuts to you ?

[freetheworldof]

@spyroxxm

I'm sorry, who is your comment aimed at?

[spyroxxm]

@freetheworldof Well, to YOU of course .

[freetheworldof]

@spyroxxm

I realise that this may seem strange to you. Just because I am an atheist, does not mean that I do not care about the welfare & rights of other people, religious or otherwise.

[spyroxxm]

@freetheworldof Well, it's just that on your channel page you say "rid the world of religion". Well, wouldn't that include judaism? .. after all, it's a religion.

[freetheworldof]

@spyroxxm To answer your question, please re-read my previous comment

[spinemelter2000]

John Cornwell's voice sounds just like somegreybloke.

[dannydannyl]

Why would the pope be complicit in anyway to the Holocaust. Surely there has to be a better reason than he was anti communist or he was anti semetic. Could it be that he was protecting catholics in german occupied territories?

[Gonnakillyou]

@spyroxxm Wishing that the people would discard religion does not equal wishing to kill every one who is religious. What sick and twisted inhuman logic would that be (oh right, that of YHWH, no?)?

[peruvianhitman]

AAAAAAND you are an idiot

[telectronicguy]

the Vatican is a piece of shit....

[DDoubleYouMusic]

@spyroxxm ur fuckin stupid

[phil8888]

"I would now argue, in the light of the debates and evidence following 'Hitler's Pope', that Pius XII had so little scope of action that it is impossible to judge the motives for his silence during the war, while Rome was under the heel of Mussolini and later occupied by the Germans." - John Cromwell 5 years after the publication of his book.