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Pius XII
noun
- Eugenio Pacelli, 1876–1958, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1939–58.
Pius XII
noun
- Pius XII18761958MItalianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: pope original name Eugenio Pacelli. 1876–1958, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1939–58): his attitude towards Nazi German anti-Semitism has been a matter of controversy
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The defenders of Pope Pius XII argue that he worked diplomatically to save the lives of thousands of Jews.
The older stove, where the ballots will be burned, was first used in 1939 to elect Pope Pius XII in just three votes.
But of course, there is the now fading memory of the election that followed the long pontificate of Pius XII.
The Vatican is on the defensive as Jewish groups object to its decision to move Pius XII, the wartime pope, toward sainthood.
Despite charges brought against him by some of his fiercest critics, Pius XII was no war criminal, and no friend to Hitler.
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