Pave the Way Foundation (PTWF), a non-sectarian organization whose mission is to identify and eliminate non-theological obstacles between religions, announced the discovery of new documents which prove, by his actions, that Pope Pius XII was in reality a friend of the Jewish people before, during and after World War II.
New documents discovered in the Vatican Secret Archives, by Dr. Michael Hesemann,* reveal that Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli, future Pius XII, intervened in 1917, through the German government, to assure the Jews of Palestine that they would be protected from any harm from the Ottoman Turks. Dr. Hesemann further stated that Pacelli also directly intervened with the World Zionist Organization representative Nachum Sokolov, and used his influence to arrange for Mr. Sokolov to meet directly with the Benedict XV in 1917 to discuss a Jewish homeland in
Gary Krupp, President of PTWF stated that since the PTWF Symposium on the Pius XII Papacy in Rome in September, over 300 new pages of original documents have come to light and can be downloaded at www.ptwf.org. Among these documents, is the hand written archive entry of a Catholic nun, who details the 1943 order received directly from Pope Pius XII to help hide the Jews in
These documents, along with numerous video interviews, have been posted on the Pave the Way Foundation website. One interview with Msgr Ferrofino details how Pius XII smuggled over 12,000 Jews out of Europe into the
Mr. Krupp, who is Jewish and grew up despising Pope Pius XII, decided to begin this investigation when he discovered, through Dan Kurzman’s book, A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius the XII, detailed testimony from General Karl Wolff describing how Hitler ordered him to develop a plan to seize the Vatican and kidnap the Pope. The Pope’s restrained caution, with regard to public statements, which has been a source of criticism of Pius XII, was justified in light of the testimony of concentration camp inmates who faced increased punishments whenever church leaders spoke. There were spies within the
Our research shows a decisive change in international sentiment towards Pius XII, which came five years after his death with the play “The Deputy”, written by a German Communist Rolf Hochhuth, the life-long friend and defender of Holocaust denier David Irving. PTWF now has testimony that this play was financed, edited and sustained by doctored
Mr. Krupp stated “I was surprised when I personally researched archived news stories from the NY Times and the
Mr. Krupp attributes the lack of dissemination of this significant information to the refusal of the critics of Pius XII to actually physically visit and study the documentation in the recently opened Vatican Secret Archives. There has also been a refusal on the part of the media to give any coverage to the continuous positive information being publicized by the defenders of Pius XII.
*PTWF Advisor in
About Pave the Way Foundation
Pave the Way Foundation is dedicated to bridging the non-theological gap between religions through cultural, technological, and intellectual gestures. The Foundation has a simple yet monumental vision: To enable all the world’s religions to mutually realize that extremism, politics and personal agendas must not be allowed to poison the true benevolent message common to all faiths. Bigotry and hatred must be abolished by the true faithful embracing their similarities and savoring their differences. More information on the Foundation can be found at www.ptwf.org.
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