[NYer]

Thank you for that detailed posting. Like you, I do not understand the antipathy towards Pius XII. The most often excuse given is "his silence". That is why I posted the ZENIT article in which Benedict XVI addresses this:

"Pius XII often acted secretly and silently," added the Pontiff, "because, in the light of the concrete realities of that complex historical moment, he saw that this was the only way to avoid the worst and save the largest possible number of Jews."

This lends great credence to the expression - 'Actions speaker louder than words'.

[Romulus]

I do not understand the antipathy towards Pius XII.

It flows from antipathy to Christ. This is nothing new.