The Pope and the Holocaust

The Pope and the Holocaust

6.8 | 2024-10-08 | Documentary History War

Why was Pope Pius XII, head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958 silent about the extermination of the Jews by the Nazis? Accused of a complacent approach to the fascist horror in Europe during the Second World War, present-day Pope Francis opened the Vatican archives from the time in 2020.

Featured Crew

Christel Fomm Director
Christian Feyerabend Writer
Andreas Wüstefeld Editor
Peter Allenbacher Commissioning Editor
Miro Thuring Camera Operator
Leo Adass Camera Operator
Paul Rabiger Music
Ali Soozandeh Graphic Novel Illustrator
Jan Beckhaus Mixing Engineer
Klaus Kühlwein Writers' Assistant

Cast

Hildegard Meier
Hildegard Meier
Narrator (voice)
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage)

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