Leadership under fire : Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

This examination critically reviews the arguments scholars have directed towards the wartime papacy of Pope Pius XII concerning his leadership role during the Second World War and the Holocaust. Using careful analysis of the arguments and historical evidence a basis for understanding the Pope's actions during this time has been reached. In the end, the Pope performed to the best of his ability in the limits that were imposed on him by outside sources and also by his own self.