Pope Pius XII His Last Days

I ran across this video on YouTube and thought I would share it with you. It is video footage of Pope Pius XII. The video focuses on his last years as Pope. There is some great footage of him here. The video is in Italian, but has subtitles. Pope Pius XII was a great Pope who did everything he could to assist the Jewish people from the fierce persecutions of the Nazis regime. There are some who try and demonize him, but their efforts fail to stand up to historical scrutiny. Even the Jewish people themselves hailed him as a great leader and expressed their gratitude for his help during World War II. In the 1960s however the revisionists went to great lengths to smear his character, despite numerous testimonies to his holiness.

In February 1945 Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog of Palestine stated: “The people of Israel will never forget what His Holiness and his illustrious delegates, inspired by the eternal principles of religion, which form the very foundations of true civilization, are doing for our unfortunate brothers and sisters in the most tragic hour of our history, which is living proof of Divine Providence in this world.”

During a presentation in Rome of the book "The Jews, Pius XII and The Black Legend," by Italian journalist and writer Antonio Gasperi, Dr. Gumpel came to the final conclusion: "After reading over 100,000 pages of the documents for the process of beatification, I am more and more convinced that Pius XII was a saint."

Pope Pius XII is also known for his great leadership of the Church. He penned 41 great Encyclicals. Pius XII made a substantial contribution to the study of Mariology, and he also defined the dogma of the Blessed Mother's Assumption in 1950. You can read the document here on the Vatican website.

The Holy Father was also a an opponent to the Communist/Socialist agenda. It is argued that this is one reason that he was demonized. The Russians hated him for it and drummed up all kinds of accusations against his character which have been proven false time and time again. I have yet to fully delve into the life of this great Pope. I hope to be able to pick up some books about him some time in the near future. Until then there are some good websites and articles to check out.

Here are some great websites and articles on the great Holy Father Pope Pius XII.


The Vatican
The Mariology of Pope Pius XII- Fr John Hardon
The Invention of the Black Legend
Savior of the Jews
Pope Pius A Towering European Saint
Pope Pius XII

Here are a few books that I would like to read sometime in the future. If you have read any of these let me know how they are by leaving a comment. I want to get a couple of the best ones. Thanks

The Myth of Hitler's Pope-Rabbi Dalin
Righteous Gentiles: How Pius XII and the Catholic Church Saved Half a Million Jews From the Nazis-by Ronald J. Rychlak (Author), Michael Novak (Author)
Hitler, the War and the Pope-by Ronald J. Rychlak
Defamation Of Pius XII-by Ralph Mcinerny
Pope Pius XII: Architect for Peace-by Margherita Marchione
Consensus and Controversy: Defending Pope Pius XII-by Margherita Marchione