Vatican in Holocaust row

[bemildred]

Edit: :popcorn::popcorn:

The Vatican ambassador to Israel has threatened to boycott a Holocaust memorial ceremony next week over a museum's portrayal of the church's World War Two conduct.

Archbishop Antonio Franco said he had complained to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum about a display which suggested that Pope Pius XII was apathetic toward the murder of Jews.

Franco said he was "hurt" by a caption below a photograph of Pope Pius XII which says he "abstained from signing the Allied declaration condemning the extermination of the Jews."

The caption, quoted in the Israeli press, says Pius XII "maintained his neutral position throughout the war".

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0C9BF295-B584-428E-A183-3462764EE093.htm

[nxylas]

1. It's outrageous to suggest the Pope was "apathetic"

When everyone knows that he actively supported Hitler's treatment of the "Christ-killers".

[no_hypocrisy]

3. The silence from the Vatican WAS deafening.

[RestoreGore]

2. He signed The Concordat

http://www.nobeliefs.com/nazis.htm

The Catholic Church legitimized Hitler. They have much blood on their hands.

[nxylas]

4. I'd substitute "The Vatican" for the Catholic Church

I don't hold ordinary Catholics accountable for the actions of their church's heirarchy, though some of them may have supported it.

[RestoreGore]

5. I stand corrected. n/t

[nxylas]

6. Don't worry

I wasn't trying to be a dick about it, I just think it's important not to demonise an entire group of people based on the actions of a few high-ranking officials.

[RestoreGore]

7. I understand. No problem at all. n/t

[RestoreGore]

I understand. No problem at all. n/t

[RestoreGore]

8. I understand. No problem at all. n/t

[RestoreGore]

9. Sorry. Computer hiccup again.

Been happening a lot here lately.

[Lithos]

10. Very significant point

Thank you for taking the time to suggest a polite correction.

L-