Although the opening of the archives is an important development, evidence already in the public record shows that - contrary to the beliefs of many - both Pope Pius XI (1922-1939) and Pope Pius XII (1939-1958) opposed the Nazis and the persecution of the Jews.
The Nazis considered (his) encyclical a threat to their security and sought to prevent its further dissemination. An official in the German Foreign Ministry, wrote that this "encyclical contains attacks of the severest nature upon the German government, calls upon Catholic citizens to rebel against the authority of the state, and therefore signifies an attempt to endanger internal peace."
The Nazis understood the pope's words. For example, after studying Pope Pius XII's 1942 Christmas message, the Reich Central Security Office concluded: "In a manner never known before, the pope has repudiated the National Socialist New European Order. ... Here he is virtually accusing the German people of injustice toward the Jews and makes himself the mouthpiece of the Jewish war criminals."
The pope sought to undermine Adolf Hitler at every possible opportunity (and) kept in close contact with the German Resistance.
[WAR: As I'll continue to say until I'm blue-in-the-face: If the COG "prophets" do not even proclaim history correctly in this regard, then how can they possibly proclaim prophecy correctly - when it comes to what's going to be happening with the Vatican, Germany, and "Europe"?! In a general, overall nutshell, they are right about what's coming - but they are wrong when it comes to the specifics they are proclaiming.]
