Why Hitler Talked to the Pope Why Hitler Talked to the Pope In “ The Pope’s Secret Back Channel to Hitler ,” David I. Kertzer highlighted on May 31 findings from the recently revealed Vatican documents that showed previously unknown communication between Pope Pius xii and Adolf Hitler. Concerning the pope’s involvement, Kertzer wrote: “[F]or those who see the papacy as a position of great moral leadership, the revelations of Pius xii’s secret negotiations with Hitler must come as a sharp disappointment.” Disappointment is an understatement. The revelations are a bombshell that allow for much harsher criticism. “Pius xii and...
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