2.47 Zašto se Crkva nije suprotstavila nacistima?
Papu Pija XII. često su kritizirali zbog navodnog ne suprotstavljanja nacistima tijekom Drugog svjetskog rata [> 1,35]. Međutim, njegov prethodnik Pio XI. već se snažno oglasio protiv nacizma. Tijekom rata, papa Pio XII., zajedno s mnogim drugim katolicima, organizirao je pomoć tisućama Židova i drugim progonjenim ljudima. Mnogima je ponuđeno skrovište u vjerskim zgradama.
Stoga su nacisti papu [> 2.17] smatrali neprijateljem. Kritika papinog ponašanja tijekom rata pojavila se tek 1960-ih, dok su odmah nakon rata Svjetski židovski kongres i rimski rabini pohvalili papu Pija XII.
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Hitler once said: "Providence called me, a Catholic, to have done with Catholicism. Only a Catholic can destroy Catholicism". He was sure that he had all the means to be able at last to destroy Catholicism. Likewise, the great Marxist trend was convinced that it would achieve the scientific revision of the world and open doors to the future: the Church is nearing her end, she is done for! The Church, however, is stronger, as Christ said. It is Christ's life that wins through in his Church. [Pope Benedict XVI, Meeting with Albano priests, 31 Aug. 2006]
