Pope Considering Freeze on Pius Sainthood »

Posted By Jayson 1 year, 1 month ago in Religion

A Jewish leader says Pope Benedict XVI is considering a request to freeze the sainthood process for wartime Pope Pius XII, who critics say did not speak out enough during World War II to save Jews amid Hitler's extermination campaign.
Rabbi Ravid Rosen says the pope was asked to do so during a meeting Thursday with a Jewish group and the pontiff replied he would give "serious consideration" to the request to wait.

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