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Pius XII Knew He Would Be Misunderstood, Theologian Says

Vatican City, Sept. 26, 2013 (CNA/EWTN) A priest who knew Pius XII personally and had access to "every strip of paper" in the Vatican archives says the pontiff believed he did the right thing during …More
Vatican City, Sept. 26, 2013 (CNA/EWTN)
A priest who knew Pius XII personally and had access to "every strip of paper" in the Vatican archives says the pontiff believed he did the right thing during the holocaust despite knowing he would be questioned.
Ninety year-old Father Peter Gumpel, a former professor at the Gregorio University in Rome for 25 years, was simultaneously appointed as a Theological Consultant to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and as Assistant Postulator General.
He was personally acquainted with Pope Pius XII, and has met every pontiff since with the exception of John Paul I.
The work that Fr. Gumpel was assigned as a theological consultant was to "examine everything" related to Pius XII and other causes of interest, and to present the information in a "historically and theologically accurate way to the congregation before they start to discuss it," he told CNA in a Sept. 17 interview.
The cause of canonization for Pius XII was overseen by Fr. Gumpel, who …More
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It is a Catholic shame that a Pope like Pope Pius XII had to be considered for canonization AFTER John XXIII and John Paul II. Did we have to wait for Jewish approval?? Disgraceful!!!