The Vatican issued what it calls "more than an apology" for Catholic Church members who failed to do enough to help Jews against Nazi persecution. The 14-page document - called "We Remember, a Reflection on the Shoah" - urged Catholics to repent for past errors while absolving wartime Pope Pius XII of charges he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust. The Vatican says Pius did not speak out more forcefully for fear of worsening the situation for Catholics and Jews in Germany and Nazi-occupied countries.
The Vatican Repents
The Vatican issued what it calls "more than an apology" for Catholic Church members who failed to do enough to help Jews against Nazi persecution. The 14-page document - called "We Remember, a Reflection on the Shoah" - urged Catholics to repent for past errors while absolving wartime Pope Pius XII of charges he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust. The Vatican says Pius did not speak out more forcefully for fear of worsening the situation for Catholics and Jews in Germany and Nazi-occupied countries.
