The Pope and the Führer - The Secret Vatican Files of World War II — Season 1, Episode 2: The Silent Pope
Documentary, War & Politics • 50 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
Pope Pius XII faces his greatest enemy. Standing against the military might of the Third Reich, the Vatican works in secrecy to undermine the Nazi threat.
About The Pope and the Führer - The Secret Vatican Files of World War II
Pope Pius XII, the man who led the Church through WWII, has been maligned by history as the Pope that could have stood against Hitler, but remained silent. Recent archival revelations, however, tell a different story. What is the truth? How did he respond to the Nazi threat? And who told his story?