Moral Standing Quotes
The Pope appealed as a neutral force. In reality however, the Vatican had much at stake if war broke out. There were many German Catholics, some of whom might have been victimized by the Nazis and others who were Nazis. The independence of the Vatican itself was at stake as Italy had gone fascist. The war put the Pope in a very difficult political position which some argued colored his moral judgment and public statements. Most documents of the time are sealed by the Vatican.
Bigots in Judeo Christian societies have always justified their bigotry with Biblical passages which they take our of context or interpret as supporting—sometimes commanding—their views. Just as the overwhelming majority of clerics in the world condemned slavery just before the Civil War, a few Southern ministers could be found who claimed that slavery was God’s will and cited Biblical passages in support of their inhuman viewpoints.
