It is unquestionable that Pius XII intervened to save countless Jews at a time most nations--even FDR's America--refused to accept these refugees. He issued false baptismal papers and obtained visas for them to emigrate as "Non Aryan Catholic-Jews." He smuggled Jews into the Americas and Asia. He ordered the lifting of cloister for men and women to enter monasteries, convents and churches to hide 7,000 Jews of Rome in a single day.So is the issuing of false documents an instance of lying or not?
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Is that lying?
Pius XII's real wartime record: Friend to the Jews By GARY L. KRUPP (via VFR)
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John Zmirak took up that question a while back -- The “Lies” of Pope Pius XII.
Thank you for the link! I remember the formulation "to someone who has the right to the truth" being discussed in one of my classes; it was dismissed rather quickly, without much discussion. I tend to accept an absolutist position, which also allows that the gravity of the sin varies. Is it possible for something to be wrong, but nonetheless not a sin?
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