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> [“Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939. Much to the bafflement of the Allies, however, Pope Pius XII said nothing. He refused to condemn the Nazis even as war escalated and casualties mounted on both sides, although it was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/hitler-invaded-poland-on-1-september-1939-much-to-the-bafflement-of/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

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> [“New evidence uncovered in the Vatican Secret Archives suggests that the wartime Pope Pius XII – formerly an influential Vatican diplomat named Eugenio Pacelli – may have done more to facilitate Hitler's rise to power than most secular leaders.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/new-evidence-uncovered-in-the-vatican-secret-archives-suggests-that/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

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## More by Cyrus Shahrad

> [“Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939. Much to the bafflement of the Allies, however, Pope Pius XII said nothing. He refused to condemn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/hitler-invaded-poland-on-1-september-1939-much-to-the-bafflement-of/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

> [“Pope Urban II convened a council in France, where he made a rousing speech urging the faithful to pick up swords in the service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/pope-urban-ii-convened-a-council-in-france-where-he-made-a-rousing/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

> [“The current Bishop Prelate of Opus Dei caused a huge outcry in 1997, when he asserted that 90% of disabled children, according to 'scientific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/the-current-bishop-prelate-of-opus-dei-caused-a-huge-outcry-in-1997/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

> [“New evidence uncovered in the Vatican Secret Archives suggests that the wartime Pope Pius XII – formerly an influential Vatican diplomat named Eugenio Pacelli…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/new-evidence-uncovered-in-the-vatican-secret-archives-suggests-that/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

> [“It was no surprise when, in 1950, Pius became the first pope to invoke 'papal infallibility' – the doctrine whereby certain papal declarations, delivered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-shahrad/it-was-no-surprise-when-in-1950-pius-became-the-first-pope-to-invoke/)

[Cyrus Shahrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-shahrad/)

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