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Article: Pius XII as a 'Righteous Gentile'.(INTERVIEW WITH Ronald Rychlak)("Righteous Gentiles: How Pope Pius XII and the Catholic church Saved Half a Million Jews from the Nazis")(Interview)
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- Catholic Insight
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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JACKSON, Mississippi -- Despite what some modern critics say, Pope Pius XII launched a multifaceted response to the Nazi campaign against the Jews. So says Ronald Rychlak, an adviser to the Holy See's delegation to the United Nations, University of Mississippi law professor, and author of Righteous Gentiles: How Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church Saved Half a Million Jews from the Nazis. Rychlak shared with Zenit some of the information he has amassed in defence of Pius XII and the Church, and how Catholics can respond to detractors.
Question: How is this book different from those that have previously defended Pope Pius XII? What new information does it reveal? ...