Holy Silence
What was the Vatican's reaction to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany?
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Hitler Comes to Power
S1 Ep1 | 2m 17s
The Vatican negotiated a treaty with Nazi Germany aimed at protecting the Catholic Church.
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Catholics in America
S1 Ep1 | 2m 14s
Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the political benefits of winning over Catholic voters.
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An Assignment from the Pope
S1 Ep1 | 2m 4s
In 1938, John LaFarge drafted a papal encyclical that would denounce anti-Semitism.
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Roosevelt’s Envoy to the Vatican
S1 Ep1 | 1m 53s
Myron Taylor visits the Vatican to persuade Pope Pius XII to speak against Nazi Germany.
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Evidence of the Holocaust
S1 Ep1 | 2m 2s
Pope Pius XII continued his position of silence as news emerged of mass murder of Jews.
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