Pope Pius XII, Jews & Nazi's

Now another controversy has begun regarding the Catholic Church & the Jews. Some sections of Jewish community has started the protests against Vatican's move to elevate Pope Pius XII to sainthood. On Sunday, Italian newspapers carried front-page interviews with a former leader of Italian Jewish community, Amos Luzzatto, who said beatifying the pope would open up a wound that will be difficult to heal. They are arguing that the pope was silent while Nazi's were persecuting Jews in Europe.They claim that being the single largest influential personality in the world the pope should have taken strong actions against Nazi's.

By far as a result of the Jewish protests Pope Benedict XVI has halted beatification of Pius XII. Tensions are heightening between Vatican & Israel. According to Rev. Peter Gumpel, a Jesuit priest who is directing beatification efforts the pope would not visit Israel until a plaque criticizing Pius XII is removed from Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum.



Halting the beatification of Pius XII doesn't mean that Vatican is abonding the Pope's legacy. Last year, the Vatican passed a decree recognizing Pius’s heroic virtues, a key step toward sainthood, but Pope Benedict XVI has not yet approved the decree. Earlier this month, Pope Benedict XVI said Pope Pius XII had worked secretly & silently to save Jews & that he hoped the beatification can proceed happily.

Can now some one tell me why the people are making unnecessary controversies when the world needs whichever peace that is needed - whether between Nations or between Religions?