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To: Mrs. Don-o
Pope Francis called on Christians to stand united with Jews to defend themselves against discrimination and persecution.

I join with Francis in his call for Christians to stand with Jews to defend themselves against discrimination and persecution. Does he intend to call for Catholics to do the same?
11 posted on 04/23/2015 5:40:55 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Aren’t Catholics also Christians?

Is not new the solidarity of Catholics with the Jews during their worse travails.

While FDR closed for the Jews the doors of U.S. and Britain closed Palestine for the fleeing Jews from Nazi occupied Europe, Pius XII created agencies to coordinate relief work. American Jews and Cardinal Spellman channeled throughout the Pope generous humanitarian aid for the Jews.

From the first days of the war, Pope Pius XII distributed untold sums to aid the Jews all over Nazi occupied Europe. One of Pius XII’s first steps at the beginning of the War was the creation of two official agencies with pontifical rank to coordinate relief work, the Pontifical Aid Commission and the Office for Information. The first body, in liaison with local organizations, channeled supplies of food, medicine, and clothing, to the needy, to the prisoners of war in particular. It was a task of vast proportions involving 40 countries; financial grants were provided for the repatriation of 630,000 displaced persons; full responsibility was taken for 53,000 victims. Church authorities joined forces with national and international Jewish agencies. American Jews also trusted on the hands of the Pope large sums that were distributed according to the wishes of the donors. Cardinal Spellman also channeled generous humanitarian aid from the U.S. Catholics.

The Vatican Information Office handled over one and a quarter million requests and succeeded in locating over half a million of the displaced persons, mostly Jews, a success ratio of 44 percent, in spite of the non cooperation from the Nazis and little, if at all, cooperation from the Allies. The communication with prisoners of war was another of its important services. Both Agencies were under the direction of Msgr. Giovanni Battista Montini, the future Pope Paul VI.


12 posted on 04/23/2015 7:43:31 PM PDT by Dqban22
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To: Resettozero

Not quite sure what you mean.


16 posted on 04/24/2015 4:47:32 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.)
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