Vatican opens archive on pope's silence during HolocaustThe Vactican central archive was officially known as the "secret archive" until as recently as last yearVATICAN CITY - Historians will begin combing the archives of the world's most contentious pope on Monday, hoping to glean why Pius XII stayed silent during the Nazi extermination of Jews in the Holocaust. - Years of work -The Vatican first published the essentials covering the Holocaust four decades ago, an 11-volume work compiled by four Jesuits priests. But some crucial pieces are still missing, such as the pope's replies to notes and letters -- including those about the Nazi horrors. The 85-kilometre (50-miles) web of dusty shelves includes a section dedicated to Pius XII, protected behind locked metal gates. "Pius XII was a product of his time.

Source: Bangkok Post March 02, 2020 11:48 UTC