Questions remain regarding the opening of Vatican WWII-era archives – Researchers may have to investigate the archives for several years before coming to any conclusions. | The Jerusalem Post

The role of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust has been one of the most sensitive issues in Catholic-Jewish relations ever since the end of World War II. On the one hand, the pope’s supporters, inside and outside the Vatican, have pointed to the rescue of many Jews in monasteries and convents in Rome and elsewhere in Europe, coupled with praise for such activities by Jewish leaders.