Pope Pius XII Wanted the Catholic Church’s Most Depraved Clerical Sex Predator to Be “Treated”, by Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, The Stream, July 25, 2024

Dr. Jules Gomes, (BA, BD, MTh, PhD), has a doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently a Vatican-accredited journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral.

Pontiff who acquiesced to Hitler and Mussolini failed to discipline Fr. Marcial Maciel.

“The time is fast approaching when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all,” Jesus warned. His words could very well apply to the dark deeds of iconic Catholic clergy that are buried deep in the entrails of 85 kilometers of the Vatican’s Secret Archives.

In March 2020, when Pope Francis ordered the opening of the Pius XII (1939–1958) archives, he almost certainly knew that historians would shred his predecessor’s already-disputed reputation as a pontiff who acquiesced to Hitler and Mussolini during the Nazi and Fascist regimes.

Historians weren’t going to worry their footnote-filled heads about how Pius XII and his curial cardinals dealt with notorious clerical sex offenders — not unless they were among the many cardinals, bishops, and priests who openly collaborated with the Nazis and Fascists. …

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